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• The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to host public meeting on Sleeping Giant State Park master planning efforts

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is hosting a public meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 11 in Hamden to discuss future restoration plans for Sleeping Giant State Park. The public meeting is part of a “mini-master planning” effort to restore and enhance sections of the park seriously damaged in a 2018 tornado and macro burst storm.

• Governor Lamont Receives Final Action Plan From PFAS Task Force

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force, the group he created this summer and tasked with making recommendations for him to consider that address the potential harmful effects of a widely-used class of chemicals known as PFAS, has transmitted to his office its final action plan.

• Governor Lamont Announces Progress on Release-Based Cleanup Program To Spur Remediation of Blighted Properties

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes, and Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Interim Commissioner Dan O’Keefe today announced progress on the development of release-based cleanup regulations that will streamline the remediation and redevelopment of blighted properties impacted by pollution from past industrial uses.

• Water Discharge Permits and General Permits

  Water Discharge Permits and General Permits

• News and Notes

  Find out what is new and the important notes for the current Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons.

• Emergency Response and Spill Prevention

  Emergency Response and Spill Prevention

• What Is New

  Find out what is new with fishing in Connecticut.

• Lake and Pond Regulations

  Fishing regulations and other information for lakes and ponds in Connecticut.

• Archive Previous IWQR Cycles

• DEEP Announces New Inland Sportfish Regulations Focused on Conserving Wild Brook Trout

  (HARTFORD) — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that sportfishing regulations for the Inland District will be updated January 1, 2026. Most notably, the updated regulations provide additional protections for declining populations of brook trout, the only species of trout native to Connecticut. Decades of monitoring by DEEP biologists shows a clear trend of reduced range and abundance of brook trout in the state. Brook trout require cold water to survive and flourish, meaning that they are particularly susceptible to the impacts of our warming climate.

• BetterBev Recognition Program

  BetterBev Green Craft Beverage recognition, Sustainability, breweries, wineries

• Long Island Sound Blue Plan Advisory Committee

  The Blue Plan Advisory Committee is tasked with assisting the Commissioner of CT DEEP with drafting the Long Island Sound Resource and Use Inventory and Blue Plan.

• Industrial Wastewater

  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.

• Municipal Stormwater

  The General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4 General Permit) is the product of a mandate by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) as part of its Stormwater Phase II rules in 1999. This general permit requires each municipality to take steps to keep the stormwater entering its storm sewer systems clean before that stormwater enters water bodies.