City of Milford
Notice of Tentative Determination to Approve an NPDES Permit
Applicant: City of Milford
Application No. 202200331
City/Town: Milford
The Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“Department” or “DEEP”) hereby gives notice that a tentative determination has been reached to approve the following application. The Commissioner also gives notice that a hearing may be held on this permit if the Commissioner determines that the public interest will best be served thereby or shall hold a hearing upon receipt of a petition as described below.
Application No.: 202200331
Applicant’s Name and Address: City of Milford, 110 River Street, Milford, CT 06460
Contact Name/Phone/Email: Brian M. Capozzi, (203) 343-1272, bcapozzi@milfordct.gov
Type of Permit and Permit No.: NPDES Renewal – CT0100749
Type of Facility: Domestic Wastewater Treatment
Facility Location: 75 Deerwood Avenue, Milford, CT 06460
Facility Design Capacity: 2.25 million gallons per day
Receiving Waters: Housatonic River
COMMISSIONER’S FINDINGS/REGULATORY CONDITIONS
The applicant has previously received a permit from the Department authorizing the discharge of up to an annual average daily design flow of 2.25 million gallons per day of advanced treated municipal wastewaters to the Housatonic River. The applicant has submitted an application to renew its existing permit. This renewal application is the subject of this notice.
THE DRAFT PERMIT
The Department has prepared a draft permit consistent with the tentative determination to approve the City of Milford’s renewal application. This draft is available on the public participation section of the Department’s website. In accordance with Sections 22a-430-4(l) and 22a-430-4(r) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA), the draft permit contains effluent limitations that meet Connecticut’s Water Quality Standards for the following: aquatic toxicity, 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), Enterococci, fecal coliform, flow, pH, total suspended solids (TSS), ultraviolet light disinfection (dose).
INFORMATION REQUESTS/PUBLIC COMMENT
This application has been assigned No. 202200331; please use this number when corresponding with DEEP regarding this application. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the application from the applicant’s contact noted above through appointment only. Electronic copies of the application and supporting documentation can be provided to interested persons via email. Any such requests for electronic documents may be directed to Syed Bokhari of the Municipal Wastewater group at 860-424-3107 or syed.bokhari@ct.gov.
Before making a final decision on this application, the Commissioner shall consider written comments on the application from interested persons. Written comments on the application should be directed to the staff person indicated above no later than thirty (30) days from the publication date of this notice. Written comments may also be submitted in paper form to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse, located at 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106. In this submittal, please identify the name of the staff assigned to the application, the permit application number and your phone number and/or email address to facilitate responses to your comments. You may contact the staff person identified in this notice with any questions you may have.
PETITIONS FOR HEARING
The Commissioner may conduct a public hearing if the Commissioner determines that the public interest will best be served thereby or shall hold a hearing upon receipt of a petition signed by at least twenty-five persons. Petitions for a hearing shall be submitted within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this public notice and should include the application number(s) noted above and also identify a contact person to receive notifications. Petitions may also identify a person who is authorized to engage in discussions regarding the application and, if resolution is reached, withdraw the petition.
The Office of Adjudications will accept electronically filed petitions for hearing in addition to those submitted by mail or hand delivered. Petitions with required signatures may be sent to deep.adjudications@ct.gov; those mailed or delivered should go to the DEEP Office of Adjudications, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106. If the signed original petition is only in an electronic format, the petition must be submitted with a statement signed by the petitioner that the petition exists only in that form. Original petitions that were filed electronically must also be mailed or delivered to the Office of Adjudications within 10 days of electronic submittal.
All petitions must be received within the comment period noted above. If a hearing is held, timely notice of such hearing will be published in a newspaper of general circulation and posted on the DEEP website at https://portal.ct.gov/deep/adjudications.
/s/ Nisha Patel
Nisha Patel, P.E., Director
Water Planning and Management Division
Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse
Published in The New Haven Register on February 13, 2025.
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 syed.bokhari@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 the 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.