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Ground Water Reclassification for Wheelabrator Putnam Ash Residue Landfill

PUBLIC NOTICE OF HEARING FOR GROUND WATER RECLASSIFICATION AND TENTATIVE DETERMINATION OF THE COMMISSIONER

The Commissioner has made a tentative determination on a requested ground water quality reclassification.    Donald W. Musial, P.E., Vice President, Ash Monofills, Wheelabrator Putnam, has submitted a request to the Commissioner pursuant to Section 22a-426-7(k)(3) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, which would lower the groundwater classification to Class GC beneath the proposed expansion area for the Putnam Ash Residue Landfill.  Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes § 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 comments on this site-specific amendment to the groundwater quality classification maps.

The proposed area to be reclassified extends south from the existing Class GC area and existing Putnam Ash Residue Landfill, encompassing the 68-acre expansion area and extending east to the Quinebaug River.  A map of the proposed area to be reclassified is available upon request.  Persons with questions regarding these proposals or who wish to examine the applications should contact the Department as set forth below.  

The public hearing will be held on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. through Zoom, a remote online hearing platform.  The hearing, which will be facilitated by a hearing officer from the Office of Adjudications, will commence at 10:30 am and continue until the last person present has commented.   The hearing officer 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 comments.    To register for the hearing, go to https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsdOiurT4qHtdCS92hUZI1PTVQqV9Ar4DQ.  Or, go to the DEEP Calendar of Events at http://www.ct.gov/deep/calendar .
 
Persons who wish to submit written comments and anyone requiring more information should contact Ms. Corinne Fitting by email at corinne.fitting@ct.gov, 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


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 corinne.fitting@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, 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. 


Betsey Wingfield
Deputy Commissioner    
Environmental Quality Branch

Published in the Norwich Bulletin on June 11, 2021.