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Updates and what is new about hunting and trapping in Connecticut for 2026.
(HARTFORD)--The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will hold an event to celebrate the completion of a lighting installation in a 400-foot tunnel along the Hop River State Park Trail within Bolton Notch State Park. The project enhances visitor safety and accessibility for walkers, runners, and cyclists by improving visibility in the curved tunnel, straddled by natural rock outcrops and watercourses.
Blueback herring and alewives are so similar that the color of the gut lining (peritoneum) is the only sure way to tell them apart.
COVID-19 Updates CT State Parks and Forests
CT State Parks COVID-19 Updates
Waste Transporters and Facilities
Information about waste transporters and facilities in Connecticut.
Commercial Hazardous & Regulated Waste Facilities
Lists of hazardous and Connecticut-regulated waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities in Connecticut.
Solid Waste Characterization Study
Information about a state-wide study of the composition and characterization of solid waste in Connecticut.
Information for businesses and residents on the proper management of biomedical waste in Connecticut.
Information about waste storage, treatment, and disposal in Connecticut.
Information about the regulations of fracking waste in Connecticut.
Stormwater Planning Tool for Impervious Cover
Stormwater planning tool: Impervious Cover (IC Response Plan) provides details on the local watershed conditions, impervious cover, and implementation measures.
Long Island Sound Water Quality Monitoring FAQs
Answers to commonly asked questions about the Long Island Sound Water Quality Monitoring Program.
The banded sunfish is listed as a Connecticut State Threatened Species. Their small size makes them vulnerable to predation by bass and other large gamefish, so they thrive only in protected, backwater areas.
Connecticut Clean Vessel Act Program
Connecticut Clean Vessel Act Program Home Page - This website will help you find a pumpout facility near you, and to install or upgrade sewage holding tank systems to be in compliance with existing laws governing marine sanitation devices (MSD's). You will find information on how to choose a system, sewage system design and the selection of system components, plus helpful tips for installation and maintenance. You will also find information about the Federal Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Grant Program. The Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Long Island Sound Programs (OLISP) administers this program which provides federally funded matching grants for qualifying projects which provide boat sewage disposal facilities. Up to 75% of the cost of an approved project may be reimbursed.