State Owned Dams and Flood Control Systems

Notification: State Dams will be performing an inspection on Saturday March 29, 2025 at Somerville Pond Dam on the Scantic River in Somers, CT.  This will involve lowering the water level and higher flows of the Scantic River downstream of the dam are to be expected.

The recording the for Collins Company Lower Dam public meeting held on July 2, 2024 can be found here.
The recording the for Collins Company Lower Dam public meeting held on September 28, 2023 can be found here. 

About: The State Dams Section of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is responsible for maintaining and repairing all publicly State-owned dams in Connecticut.

Permitted Projects

Asylum Reservoir #1 (CVH)

Pickerel Lake

Tankerhoosen Lake North

Dooley Pond Dam

Wintonbury Flood Control

Norwalk River Dam No. 2 Rehabilitation Project

Completed Projects:

Upper Bolton Lake

Pachaug Pond Dam

Tingue Dam