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.
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website provides guidance for handling sewage which may contain the Ebola virus.
Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Model Program
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has developed a statewide Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Model Program for discharges to sanitary sewerage systems to assist municipalities and private facilities with the collection and disposal of FOG.
Storm Preparation Resources for Municipal Wastewater Facilities
Climate change impacts include, but are not limited to, increases in the frequency and severity of precipitation events, flooding, storm surge, wave action and sea level rise concerns.
Nitrogen Control Program for Long Island Sound
Each summer, the bottom waters in the western half of Long Island Sound experience hypoxia, or very low levels of dissolved oxygen. Extensive monitoring and modeling of Long Island Sound have identified the excessive discharge of nitrogen from human activities as the primary pollutant causing hypoxia. Nitrogen fuels the growth of algae in the Sound, which eventually decays, consuming oxygen in the process. There is enough nitrogen added by human activity to cause a hypoxia problem each summer.
Combined Sewer Overflows: Right to Know
CSO Right-to-Know
Municipal Wastewater Publication & Guidance
Publications and Non-CWF Guidance for Municipal Wastewater Facilities
CT Wastewater Operator Certification for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities
CT Wastewater Operator Certification Information
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification Fact Sheet
Information for CT Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
PFAS is an emerging contaminant affecting wastewater treatment plant effluent in the state of CT. This information is to inform of sampling that has been completed, possible future effluent limits for municipal wastewater treatment plants in CT and approved sampling techniques.