Water

The Connecticut TMDL Program works to develop water quality plans for protection and restoration.

Connecticut is using a new approach called Integrated Water Resource Management as the basis to address the existing goals of protecting and restoring Connecticut's waters.

Water Diversion Permits

Guidance for Diversion Application Forms

Flood Management

DEEP's Flood Management

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

Information about the National Flood Insurance Program

The Torrent - A Newsletter for Floodplain Managers

The Torrent newsletter is about floodplain management issues.

Aquatic Life Impacts of Phosphorus Research

The CT DEEP Monitoring Group is engaged in several efforts to study the effects of phosphorus in water bodies. This webpage provides information on the monitoring efforts, results and analysis conducted by the Monitoring Program. These efforts include recommendations by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering report ‘Methods to Measure Phosphorus and Make Future Projections’ developed as part of Public Act 12-155, An Act Concerning Phosphorus Reductions in State Waters.

2009 Training Program - Segment 3 Agricultural and Forestry Practices

2010 Training Program - Segment 3 GIS and Geospatial Data

2010 MIW Training Segment 3 Materials: GIS and CT ECO

2011 Training Program - Segment 3 Soils and Stormwater

2011 MIW Training Program - Segment 3 Soils and Stormwater

2012 Training Program - Segment 3 Vernal Pool Ecology and Monitoring

Proposed Water Quality Standards

Proposed amendments to Connecticut’s Water Quality Standards 2009.

Triennial Review Process for Water Quality Standards

Explanation of the Triennial Review Process for the Connecticut Water Quality Standards.

Inland Wetlands and Watercourse Status and Trends

Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Status and Trends