Connecticut DEEP State Dams, Middletown
Notice of Tentative Determination to Approve an Application for a Dam Safety Permit and Intent to Waive Public Hearing
Applicant(s): Connecticut DEEP State Dams
Application No: DS-202210104
City/Town: Middletown
Dam Name & DEEP ID No: Dooley Pond Dam, ID #8307, Hazard Class C “High”
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. The Commissioner also intends to waive the requirement for public hearing pursuant to Section 22a-403 of the Connecticut General Statutes for a dam safety permit.The Commissioner also gives notice that a hearing may be held on this dam safety 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.: DS-202210104
Applicant’s Name and Address: State of Connecticut, DEEP, 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106
Contact Name/Phone No/Email: Charles Lee, 860-424-3716, Charles.Lee@ct.gov
Type of Permit: New Permit, Dam Safety
Project Description: Repair/Modify an existing dam
Project Location: Adjacent to the east side of Route 17 and the south side of Brush Hill Road, approximately 1.3 miles south of its intersection with Route 155 in Middletown
Water(s): Dooley Pond & Long Hill Brook
REGULATORY CONDITIONS
The proposed activities include the following: replacement of the existing earth covered riprap along the upstream embankment with concrete filled riprap for scour protection and erosion control. The proposed activities will impact 1,627 square feet of wetlands associated with Dooley Pond and Long Hill Brook.
INFORMATION REQUESTS/PUBLIC COMMENT
This application has been assigned No. DS-202210104; please use this number when corresponding with DEEP regarding this application. Interested persons may obtain copies of the application from the applicant at the above address, 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 Dan Lesniewski of the Dam Safety section at 860-424-3384 or Daniel.Lesniewski@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 located at 79 Elm Street, Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse Hartford, CT. 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, should include the application number 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://www.ct.gov/deep.
/s/Nisha Patel
Date Nisha Patel, P.E., Director
Water Planning and Management Division
Published in The Middletown Press on December 22, 2023.
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 Daniel.Lesniewski@ct.gov or Charles.Lee@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 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.