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• Black Crappie

  Also called “calico bass,” crappie grow quickly and are a popular food and sport fish.

• Energy Applications & Research

• Largemouth Bass

  The most popular gamefish in the country, the largemouth bass is also the principal predator in most of our state’s lakes and ponds and thus plays a key role in the health of aquatic ecosystems.

• Boating Infrastructure Grant Program

  Boating Infrastructure Grant Program funds are available to public and private agencies and marinas and other facilities that provide transient tie-up opportunities for non-trailerable (26' or over in length) recreational boats.

• Blackspotted Stickleback

  Rarity and difficulty with identification cause the blackspotted stickleback’s whereabouts in Connecticut to be unclear.

• Ground Water

  Information on ground water, water quality, aquifers, and water conservation.

• Protecting Connecticut's Groundwater

  Protecting Connecticut's Groundwater - A Guide for Local Officials was written in 1997 by Robert Hust and James Murphy of the Department of Environmental Protection's Water Bureau. The Guide provides the tools needed to understand groundwater protection and to communicate its importance to other local officials and citizens.

• Connecticut's Aquifers

  There are two basic aquifer types in Connecticut, those found in unconsolidated sediments and those in bedrock.

• Outline of Aquifer Protection Regulations

  Summary of Connecticut General Statutes Section 22a-354i-1 through 10. (Revised February, 2004)

• Statutes and Regulations

  Aquifer Protection Area Program statutes and regulations were developed to create a protection program for our aquifer resources supporting high yield public supply well fields.

• Reporting Boating Accidents

  All operators of vessels involved in an accident in Connecticut must remain at the scene and assist any other vessel or person involved in the accident if it is possible to do so without endangering their own vessel or the people aboard. The operator must also give his/her name, address and vessel identification number to the other boat operator(s) or owner of the damaged property.

• Boating Education / Certification /Videos

  Although there are inherent risks in virtually any sport, a well-educated boater who uses common sense and courtesy on the water contributes to everyone?s safety and enjoyment.

• Grant Programs

  Boating related Grant Program information

• Paddlers Etiquette

  There are many boaters on our waterways and as the number of paddlers increases, there is competition for space in limited access points and crowded waterways.

• Paddlers Safety Checklists and Equipment

  Whether you are a new or seasoned paddler, there are safety, etiquette and rules of navigation to be aware of before venturing out on the water. Use these lists to plan a trip.