Indian River Shops LLC, Clinton
Notice of Tentative Determination to Approve an Application for a Dam Safety Permit
Applicant(s): Indian River Shops, LLC
Application No: DS-202408174
City/Town: Clinton
Dam Name & DEEP ID No: DAM NAME, ID #2703, Hazard Class A “Low”
The Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) hereby gives notice that a tentative determination has been reached to approve the following application submitted under Section 22a-403 of the Connecticut General Statutes (“CGS”) for a permit.
The Commissioner also gives notice that a hearing may be held on this application if a written request via electronic mail as specified below is received from the applicant, or if the Commissioner determines that the public interest will best be served thereby. The Commissioner shall also hold a hearing pursuant to CGS Section 22a-403 on receipt of a petition signed by twenty-five or more persons.
Application No.: DS-202408174
Applicant’s Name and Address: Indian River Shops, LLC, P.O. Box 188, W. Mystic, CT 06388
Contact Name/Phone No/Email: Sally Harold, River Work LLC, riverworkllc@gmail.com, 203-218-6682
Type of Permit: New Permit Dam Safety
Project Description: Repair/Modify an existing dam
Project Location: Nearest address is 11 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton, CT 06413
Water(s): Indian River, Upper Mill Pond
REGULATORY CONDITIONS
The proposed activities include the following: installation of a fish ladder at Upper Mill Pond Dam, sealing sinkholes, addition of an 83-foot-long by 8-foot-wide by 6-inch-deep low-permeability blanket, filling of the large voids in the spillway face, dry-chinking the spillway face, reconstructing the spillway with a 2-foot-wide concrete cap that includes an 8-foot-long by 12-inch-deep notch with a fish return plate and an 8-foot-long by 4-inch-deep notch to assist with spring and fall flows, restoring and leveling the crest, placement of large rock at the base of the dam, re-contouring of the streambank downstream of the dam, and removing trees on or near the dam.
There will be a permanent impact of 3,444 square feet (sf) and a temporary impact of 1,387 sf to the Indian River and associated wetlands.
INFORMATION REQUESTS/PUBLIC COMMENT
This application has been assigned No. DS-202408174; please use this number when corresponding with DEEP regarding this application. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the application from the above contact or by sending a request for an electronic copy to DEEP at DEEP.DamSafety@ct.gov. All interested parties are invited to express their views on the tentative determination concerning this application. Comments regarding this application may be submitted via electronic mail to DEEP.DamSafety@ct.gov no later than thirty (30) days from the publication date of this notice.
PETITIONS FOR HEARING
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. Upon receipt of a petition, the Commissioner shall take action as required by relevant laws, including Public Act 25-84, which was effective upon passage in June 2025. 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 thirty (30) days of electronic submittal. 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://www.ct.gov/DEEP. Additional information can be found at https://www.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 August 11, 2025
ADA PUBLICATION STATEMENT
DEEP is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to complying with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please contact DEEP by phone 860-418-5910 or email deep.accommodations@ct.gov if you have a disability and need a communication aid or service; have limited proficiency in English and may need information in another language; or if you wish to file an ADA or Title VI discrimination complaint.