Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

DEEP headquarters at 79 Elm Street in Hartford has partially re-opened to staff and members of the public as of Tuesday, February 3. The DEEP records room has re-opened. The DEEP Central Permit Processing Unit (CPPU) will be open to the public starting on Wednesday, Feb. 4. For updates, click here

Dissolved Oxygen Maps for Summer 1997

In the summer of 1997 six surveys were conducted between June 27 and September 5.  The maximum area affected by Hypoxia during this time was only 77 square kilometers ( 30 square miles). The entire hypoxic event lasted for 48 days from July 27 to September 12.

(Select map below to link to a larger image)

Link to larger image of hypoxia map for June 27-30, 1997

June 27-30, 1997 		Link to larger image of hypoxia map for July 8-9, 1997

July 8-9, 1997 		Link to larger image of hypoxia map for July 22-24, 1997

July 22-24, 1997
 
Link to larger image of hypoxia map for August 4-7, 1997

August 4-7, 1997 		Link to larger image of hypoxia map for August 19-22, 1997

August 19-22, 1997 		Link to larger image of hypoxia map for September 2-5, 1997

September 2-5, 1997

Long Island Sound Water Quality Monitoring