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Addressing climate change presents residents, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities a chance to create, evolve, and maintain a sustainable environment, a robust economy, and a higher quality of life today and tomorrow.
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Blue Plan Public Participation
Your participation in the Blue Plan is essential to help us institute a plan that best supports your needs as a user of Long Island Sound.
Learn about the process that was utilized to develop the Long Island Sound Blue Plan.
The development and implementation of the Long Island Sound Blue Plan is open and transparent, utilizing multiple means of communication.
The Blue Plan has compiled a series of datasets, which are available on various online portals reviewed by scientific experts.
The Long Island Sound Blue Plan will be adapted as necessary every five years to reflect new data, uses, and issues.
Engaging stakeholders, which includes the general public, is critical to the success of the Long Island Sound Blue Plan.
Useful information for Connecticut's coastal residents
Residential Dock Guidelines
Information about sea level rise in Connecticut and the adopted sea level change scenario for Connecticut.
Coastal hazards have always been an issue for Connecticut due in part to concentrated population and development along the coast. Learn how storms, flooding, erosion, and the effects of climate change can affect Connecticut’s coast.
Information about the Gypsum Wallboard Reycling Subcommittee of Connecticut's Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
Most adults need an extra 7 to 12 pounds of buoyancy to keep their heads above water. A PFD can provide that extra lift to keep you afloat until help comes.
CT LEP Board 2017 Meeting Schedule, Agendas, and Minutes.
Information to assist in obtaining EPA grants and liability protections for brownfield sites in Connecticut.
Climate Change
Addressing climate change presents residents, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities a chance to create, evolve, and maintain a sustainable environment, a robust economy, and a higher quality of life today and tomorrow.
Recycling
Connecticut disposes of 2.4 million tons of trash annually, an estimated 1,370 pounds of trash per person per year. That's too much! Learn more about how we manage our waste and how to help us move toward more waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
DEEP Programs & Services
DEEP conserves, improves and protects Connecticut's natural resources and the environment, and makes cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available to people and businesses. Find DEEP's programs and services here.