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The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) regulates the discharge of industrial wastewater to the ground water, surface water, and to sewage treatment plants through permitting programs. Discharge limits and requirements for treatment, monitoring and reporting, designed to protect the waters of the state from pollution, are specified in all permits.
Long Island Sound Blue Plan Home
The Blue Plan preserves the ecosystems and resources of Connecticut's Long Island Sound while protecting its traditional uses.
Water Discharge Permits and General Permits
Water Discharge Permits and General Permits
Release-Based Working Group Meetings
Release-Based Working Group Meetings, contains meeting dates, meeting links, agendas, and other materials are posted
Forest Management on State Lands
The Division of Forestry manages forests on state lands to develop a vigorous, resilient, forest environment capable of sustaining the wide range of demands that the public places on these lands.
Triennial Review of the Connecticut Water Quality Standards
Topics under Consideration for Revision within the WQS Regulations 2025
Fact Sheet for water diversion individual permits
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Rob Klee are criticizing a decision announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll-back greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards for automobiles.
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is nominating Marissa Paslick Gillett of Baltimore, Maryland to serve as a commissioner of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), the state entity responsible for regulating the rates and services of Connecticut’s investor-owned electricity, natural gas, water, and telecommunications companies.