Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

The Council on Environmental Quality is continuing to carry out its mission while keeping both the public and our workforce safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. All submissions to the Council should be sent electronically to: peter.hearn@ct.gov

Special Reports

  • Low Deposit, Low Return: Recommendations to decrease solid waste by capturing redeemables that are now lost to the waste stream. (October 30, 2020, PDF)
     
  • Fuel for Thought: Recommendations to reduce the incidence and severity of accidental releases (spills and leaks) of home heating oil (December 16, 2019, PDF)
  • The Council reviewed the report, Environmental Study: Change in Use of New Britain Water Company Land (Proposed Quarry Expansion and Future Water Storage Reservoir), pursuant to Public Act 16-61 . It submitted its comments on the report to the City of New Britain in May of 2018, and its recommendation regarding the proposal to the Water Planning Council in August for forwarding to the legislature's Committees on Environment and on Public Health. On August 22, 2018 The City of New Britain announced it will not be moving forward with the proposal. Comments from the public were very useful to the Council in drafting its comments.

         Stormwater and Earthmoving Report - Discussion Draft (December 2, 2015, PDF)

The "Preserved" Series

Special Reports on the Protection of State Conservation Lands
Preserved But Maybe Not: The Impermanence of State Conservation Lands (January 4, 2014) (PDF, 225KB)
Cover letterto Governor Dannel P. Malloy (January 4, 2014)
Briefslide show(Powerpoint) on earlier, shorter draft version (November 20, 2013)
News Release(January 7, 2014)
Preserved and Forgotten: DOT Scenic Lands and Their Protection(July 14, 2009) (PDF, 100KB)
Preserved But Not Protected: The Damage to Connecticut's Preserved Lands from Boundary Encroachments, Illegal Tree Cutting, ATVs, and Other Assaults(December 20, 2005) (PDF, 399KB)