USEPA and US Army Corps of Engineers, Stratford
Notice of Coastal Consistency Exclusion
Agencies: USEPA and US Army Corps of Engineers
Town: Stratford
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has received a request pursuant to section 307(c)(1) of the Coastal Zone Management Act to exclude environmentally beneficial activities from consistency review with enforceable policies of Connecticut’s federally approved Coastal Management Program contained in sections 22a-92 to 22a-112 of the Connecticut General Statutes. DEEP agrees to exclude remediation activities in tidal wetlands and intertidal flats at the Stratford Army Engine Plant from further review.
Agency Names: U.S. EPA, New England Superfund Remediation Branch and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District
Contact: Point Stratford Renewal, LLC, 550 Main St, Stratford, CT, 06615; 203-275-9257; info@formersaep.com
Site Location: 550 Main Street
PROPOSED ACTIVITY
The proposed activity includes the installation of cofferdams around the work site; installation of a work platform; mechanical dredging of intertidal flats and tidal wetlands; site remediation; backfill of clean sediment to pre-existing elevations; tidal wetland restoration, and removal of work platform and cofferdams.
INFORMATION REQUESTS/PUBLIC COMMENT
Interested persons may obtain a copy of the project description from the above contacts or by sending a request for an electronic copy to DEEP at Emily.Herz@ct.gov. All interested parties are invited to submit comments on this project to: Emily.Herz@ct.gov no later than fifteen (15) days from the publication date of this notice.
Published in the Connecticut Post on February 6, 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.