Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at an 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

Foodshare Composting Project - August 2002 Update

photograph of new location of FOODSHARE bay at regional marketAfter some unavoidable delays, Foodshare’s Agricultural Marketing division now has space at the Regional Market Produce Terminal. Considerable demolition and reconstruction work still needs to be done before the space is suitable for occupancy, but it is moving along, and should be operational sometime this month.

food scraps collection container being lowered into place at the Foodshare facilityThe 6,000-gallon concrete holding tank for the pulped food waste was installed on July 22nd. The food grinder, forklift and electrical converter have been delivered, but not installed. An unbudgeted expense ($900) was incurred due to the necessity for a transformer to convert the voltage for the grinder from the 480 volts available at the Market, to 575 volts which is what the grinder is designed to run on. Apparently, 575 volts is standard in Canada where the grinder was designed, and the company claimed that this couldn’t be changed.

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