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The LEV program requires that all new vehicles sold in Connecticut meet strict California emission standards.
Fact sheet about the black bear produced by the Connecticut DEEP Wildlife Division.
Belding Wildlife Management Area
Learn about wildlife and habitat at Belding Wildlife Management Area.
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.
The Remediation Division is organized into five districts (geographic regions along municipal boundaries shown on a map) for all programs.
School Composting Bins, School Composting Manual and Website
Information about a grant project for composting at a school in Mansfield, CT.
Food Residual Composting Facilities
The following tables identify the permitted composting and anaerobic digestion facilities allowed to accept food waste and the facilities undergoing permit review by the DEEP.
Active Leaf Composting Facilities
A list of leaf composting facilities in Connecticut.
Commercial Organics Collection Pilot Begins
Information about a commercial organics recycling project in Groton and Stonington, CT.
Norwalk River Dam No. 2 Rehabilitation
Norwalk River Dam Rehabilitation Project
Dams in the Connecticut
Sculpins are sensitive to environmental degradation, requiring good-quality, coldwater streams to survive.
information about how towns can transition to organic land care, including a DVD with examples of CT municipalities have made the transition.
Pawcatuck Watershed Nutrient Project
Connecticut has been awarded a SNEP grant to address nutrient issues in the Pawcatuck watershed in partnership with Rhode Island.
Climate Change
Addressing climate change presents residents, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities a chance to create, evolve, and maintain a sustainable environment, a robust economy, and a higher quality of life today and tomorrow.
Recycling
Connecticut disposes of 2.4 million tons of trash annually, an estimated 1,370 pounds of trash per person per year. That's too much! Learn more about how we manage our waste and how to help us move toward more waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
DEEP Programs & Services
DEEP conserves, improves and protects Connecticut's natural resources and the environment, and makes cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available to people and businesses. Find DEEP's programs and services here.