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Fact Sheet for the Water Quality Standards and Classifications
The Connecticut Water Quality Standards form the foundation of water quality programs in CT. This fact sheet provides a summary of water quality classification definitions and provides general information.
Water Quality Standards and Classification
The Connecticut Water Quality Standards establish the water quality goals of Connecticut's waterbodies and form the foundation of Connecticut's water management programs.
If you receive a Notice of Violation, be sure to read the Notice of Violation, make sure you understand its content, and contact the Water Permitting and Enforcement Division if you have any questions.
Fact sheet about the coyote produced by the Connecticut DEEP Wildlife Division.
Discover the Bureau of Natural Resources' magazine, Connecticut Wildlife.
Freshwater populations exist as far south as Massachusetts, but none are known in Connecticut.
The northern pike is Connecticut’s largest strictly freshwater gamefish.
Education, outreach, and engagement are critical when implementing and applying policies and regulations designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and identify new strategies to meet the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets
At 38 percent, the transportation sector is the largest source of Connecticut's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To achieve needed reductions in transportation-related GHG emissions and pollutants, our collective actions must involve increasing the efficiency of vehicle technology, changing how we travel and move goods, and promoting the use of lower-carbon fuels.
Reducing Your Personal Transportation Emissions
The majority of transportation energy consumed comes from passenger cars and light trucks. Therefore, reducing your personal transportation emissions can have large impacts on total transportation emissions in Connecticut.
In Connecticut, the redbreast sunfish typically outnumbers other sunfish species only in river environments.
In Connecticut, residential buildings account for thirty- three percent of total energy consumption. The majority of energy consumption is associated with space heating and cooling, appliances and lighting, and water heating and refrigeration.
New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG/ECP)
Eleven states and provinces within the New England Governor’s and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG/ECP) region have jointly produced a Regional Climate Change Action Plan.
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.