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Recycling for the Hospitality Industry
All retail and commercial establishments, including restaurants and inns must have a recycling program in place.
Proper Use and Disposal of Treated Lumber
Outdoor wood, used widely in home landscape projects, is protected from moisture, rot and insect damage with chemical preservatives (pesticides) to inhibit fungal decay and extend the life of the wood.
Municipal Recycling Honor Roll
In 2002, in an effort to honor those Connecticut municipalities with outstanding recycling/source reduction programs, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection started the CT Municipal Recycling Honor Roll.
Remediation Standard Regulations Fact Sheet
Connecticut's Remediation Standard Regulations (RSRs) provide detailed guidance and standards that may be used at any site to determine whether or not remediation of contamination is necessary to protect human health and the environment.
Remediation Standard Regulations
Connecticut's Remediation Standard Regulations (RSRs) specify the standards for the remediation of environmental pollution in soil and groundwater.
Wave 2 Revision Concepts and History
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) presented proposed concepts in the RSR Wave 2 Conceptual Language document, as well as at multiple question and answer sessions and accepted public feedback regarding revisions to the Remediation Standard Regulations.
The Remediation Standard Regulations that established the requirements for the remediation of contamination within Connecticut were organized by environmental media and relied, in part, on risk-based criteria that established remediation goals for various contaminants typically found at remediation sites.
Answeres to these Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have been complied to provide some background and basic information about the Long Island Sound Blue Plan.
Long Island Sound Blue Plan Listserve Sign Up
Join the Blue Plan LIS listserve to keep informed on the progress of the Long Island Sound Blue Plan.
Long Island Sound Blue Plan Related Links
LIS Blue Plan related resources and links
Introductory Webinar for Blue Plan Ecological Interested Parties
The Long Island Sound Blue Plan Webinars & Mapbooks provide a record of the Blue Plan Team meetings and Outreach events, which were integral to the Blue Plan development process.
Blue Plan Coordination and Cooperation
The development of the Blue Plan depends on gaining insight from a range of stakeholders and public users of Long Island Sound
Identification of ecological signifcant areas and significant human use areas and their spatial locations enables the Blue Plan and its policies to meet protection goals.
Urban Sources Management Measures
Urban areas in Connecticut present the greatest nonpoint source-related threat to Long Island Sound.
Overview of the Connecticut Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program
This page gives an overview of Connecticut's Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Program.