Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

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Public Notice of Availability of Watershed Documents

STATEWIDE PUBLIC NOTICE

Lake Nutrient TMDL Core Document, Bantam Lake TMDL & Bantam Lake Watershed-based Plan
Notice is hereby given that the State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) is making available three draft documents, the Statewide Lake Nutrient TMDL Core Document, the Bantam Lake TMDL and the Bantam Lake Watershed-based Plan for public review and comment (Public Notice) from July 19, 2021 to August 19, 2021.  These documents were prepared by the CT DEEP with support from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to fulfill requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) under Sections 303(d) and 319.  The final document will be submitted to the federal Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) following the Department’s consideration of comments received.

Interested persons may obtain copies of the draft documents on the CT DEEP website at https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Water/Watershed-Management/Bantam-Lake-Watershed-Projects Hard copies of the document may be requested by contacting the Department sarah.hurley@ct.gov.

Written comments on the draft documents must be received at the Department August 19, 2021 in order to be considered prior to submission of the final document to US EPA, email preferred.  Comments should be directed electronically to sarah.hurley@ct.gov. Written comments may also be submitted in paper form to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse, Water Planning and Management Division, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127, Attn: Sarah Hurley.  

A public informational meeting has been scheduled on July 29, 2021 from 2:00 PM-5:00 PM via ZOOM. Register in advance for this meeting at:
https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpfuqprT8tG9Mn_tCMbVNPpRbG3QSNY6lW 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

/s/Graham Stevens
Graham Stevens
Bureau Chief
Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse    


Published in The Day, The New Haven Register, Norwich Bulletin, Waterbury Republican-American, The Hartford Courant, and Citizen Register on July 19, 2021.

ADA PUBLICATION STATEMENT

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to complying with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please contact sarah.hurley@ct.gov if you are seeking a communication aid or service, have limited proficiency in English, or require some other accommodation. If you wish to file an ADA or Title VI discrimination complaint, you may submit your complaint to Barbara Viadella or Cenit Mirabal, DEEP Office of Diversity and Equity at (860) 418-5910 or via email at deep.accommodations@ct.gov. In order to facilitate efforts to provide an accommodation, please request all accommodations as soon as possible following notice of any agency hearing, meeting, program or event.