Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

DEEP headquarters at 79 Elm Street in Hartford is currently closed due to recent water damage impacting multiple areas of the building. We are working to remediate the situation and get the building back open to staff and the public as soon as possible. For updates, please click here

Public Notice of Hearing for Ground Water Reclassification

PUBLIC NOTICE OF HEARING FOR GROUND WATER RECLASSIFICATION AND TENTATIVE DETERMINATION OF THE COMMISSIONER
The Connecticut General Statutes Section 22a-426, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse, will be conducting a public hearing to receive oral and written testimony on several site-specific amendments to the ground water quality classification maps.  Three proposed amendments to the classification map have been submitted pursuant to Section 22a-426-7(k)(2)(B)(iii)(I) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and would lower the ground water classification from an existing classification of GA to a classification of GB at each of the proposed sites.  The Commissioner has made a tentative determination to approve the requested ground water quality reclassifications.

The areas proposed for reclassification are as follows:

New Britain:  15.28 Acre area encompassing the subject site at 23 St. Clair Avenue and bounded by St. Clair Avenue to the north, extending to the GB area to the west, south and east; submitted by J. George Podlasek on behalf of Winslow Automatics, Inc. 

Derby:  9.11 acres encompassing the subject site at 61-71 Minerva Street and bounded by Fourth Street to the north, extending to the GB area to the west, south and east; submitted by Andrew Baklik on behalf of the City of Derby.

Norwalk:  Approximately 6.4 acres that encompass the subject site and nearby parcels bounded by Meadow Street and Wilson Avenue to the west and extending to the existing Class GB areas to the north, south, and east; submitted by Michael Ferro on behalf of M&J Meadow, LLC.

Detailed maps are available for each area proposed for reclassification.  Persons with questions regarding these proposals or who wish to examine the applications should contact the Department as set forth below.  The Public Hearing on the proposed amendment will be held on Thursday, September 9, 2021.  The hearing will commence at 1:00 pm and continue until the last person present has testified.  The Hearing Examiner may close the hearing at that time, adjourn to a later date if needed or hold the record open for the submission of additional written testimony.  

In accordance with Governor Lamont Executive Order 7D which grants authority for Virtual Hearings, the Hearing will be held on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 1:00 pm through Zoom, a remote online hearing platform.  To register in advance for this meeting, go to https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsce-grjkrHdQ2S6zCfHmbG8z71Hq9_D6f.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Persons who wish to submit written testimony and anyone requiring more information should contact Ms. Teresa Gagnon, by email at teresa.gagnon@ct.gov, by phone at 860-424-3680, or by mail at Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106-5127.  General information on the Water Quality Standards and Classifications is available on the Department’s website at:  https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Water/Water-Quality/Water-Quality-Standards-and-Classification
/s/Betsey Wingfield
Betsey Wingfield
Deputy Commissioner     
Environmental Quality Branch


Published in The Herald, Connecticut Post and The Hour on August 4, 2021.  

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 teresa.gagnon@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.