Land Use Permits and General Permits

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Water and Land Use Permits
including General Permits

Aquifer Protection | Diversion | Dam Safety | Flood Management |
Inland Wetlands | Section 401 Water Quality Permits |
Coastal (Tidal) Permits | Remediation

Aquifer Protection
Consumptive Water Diversion Individual Permit
Required Common Forms: Applicant Background Information Applicant Compliance Information Natural Diversity Database Review Certification of Notice Form Documentation Form for Consumptive Water Diversion Permits
Diversion – Consumptive Refer to LWRD Division Application for Non-consumptive diversion application	Application Word, PDF	Instructions 05/16/19	Required forms listed above	Water Diversion Fact Sheet
Consumptive Water Diversion General Permits
Required Common Forms: Applicant Compliance Information Natural Diversity Database Review Refer to each registration for details.
Diversion of Remediation Groundwater Issued 10/26/06	No Registration Required	No Instructions	No Required Forms	Fact Sheet
Diversion of Water for Consumptive Use: Reauthorization Categories Issued 1/17/17	Registration Word, PDF 01/17/17	Instructions 01/17/17	Required forms listed above	Fact Sheet
Diversion of Water for Consumptive Use: Authorization Required Categories Issued 1/17/17	Registration Word, PDF 01/17/17	Instructions 01/17/17	Required forms listed above	Fact Sheet
Diversion of Water for Consumptive Use: Filing Only Categories Issued 1/17/17	Registration Word, PDF 01/17/17	Instructions 01/17/17	Required forms listed above	Fact Sheet
Diversion of Water for Consumptive Use: Non-filing Categories Issued 1/17/17	No Registration Required	No Instructions	No Required Forms	Fact Sheet
Dam Safety Individual Permits
Required Common Forms: Applicant Background Information Applicant Compliance Information Natural Diversity Database Review Certification of Notice Form Transmittal Form Attachment E Request for Determination of Need for Fishway for Dam Safety Permit: Word Form, PDF
Dam Safety	Application PDF, 05/16/19	Instructions 05/16/19	Required forms listed above	Fact Sheet
Notice of a High Hazard Dam or a Significant Hazard Dam	Application Word, PDF 10/26/12	Instructions 10/26/12	No Required Forms	Dam Registration and Recordation
Dam Safety General Permits
Required Common Forms: Natural Diversity Database Review Notice to Municipality: Word, PDF
Dam Safety Repair and Alteration: Non Filing Categories GP-014 Issued 10/16/15	No Registration Required	No instructions	No Required forms	Fact Sheet Dam Safety General Permit Authorization Table
Dam Safety Repair and Alteration: Filing Only Categories GP-015 Issued 10/16/15	Filing Only - No PE required Registration Word, PDF -------------- Filing Only - PE required Registration Word, PDF 4/6/16 updated for clarification	No instructions	Required forms listed above	Fact Sheet Dam Safety General Permit Authorization Table
Dam Safety Repair and Alteration: Approval of Filing Categories GP-016 Issued 10/16/15 minor clerical correction 2/5/2016	Registration Word, PDF 4/6/16 updated for clarification	No instructions	Required forms listed above	Fact Sheet Dam Safety General Permit Authorization Table
Flood Management
Inland/Non-tidal Wetlands and Watercourses
Non-consumptive Water Diversion See above for Consumptive Water Diversion individual permit and general permit information
Pre-Construction Notification
Section 401 Water Quality Certificate – Tidal and Non-tidal
Section 401 Water Quality Certificate – FERC Hydropower Projects
Required Common Forms: Applicant Background Information Applicant Compliance Information Natural Diversity Database Review Certification of Notice Form
Section 401 Water Quality Certificate – FERC Hydropower Projects See LWRD Division Application for Tidal and Non-tidal Section 401 Water Quality Certificate applications	Application Word, PDF 10/21/14	Instructions 10/21/14	Required forms listed above	Water Quality Certification Under CWA section 401(a)
USACE General Permits for CT
Water Resources Construction Activities General Permit
Coastal (Tidal) Permits
Structures, Dredging & Fill, Tidal Wetlands
Certificate of Permission
Coastal Maintenance General Permit
Minor Coastal Structures General Permit
Dolphin Cove General Permit
Coastal Storm Response General Permit DEEP-OLISP-GP-2015-03 Issued10/30/2015 Effective January 1, 2016	No Registration Required	No Registration Required	No Required forms	Fact Sheet
Note: Storm response activities can only be undertaken upon declaration by the commissioner that this section of the general permit is in effect. Such declaration will be made by the commissioner after a coastal storm or other event and shall include the effective date, the expiration date.
Remediation General Permits
See Remediation/Site Clean Up for additional remediation forms, including Property Transfer Program forms Possible Required Common Forms: Natural Diversity Database Review Certification of Notice Form
Emergency or Temporary Authorization to Discharge to Groundwater to Remediate Pollution	Application Word, PDF 07/31/12	Instructions 07/31/12	Required forms listed above	NA
In Situ Groundwater Remediation: Enhanced Aerobic Biodegradation Issued 08/26/09	Registration Word, PDF 08/26/09	Instructions 08/26/09	Required forms listed above	Fact Sheet
In Situ Remediation: Chemical Oxidation Issued 06/30/14	Registration Word, PDF 06/30/14	Instructions 06/30/14	Required forms listed above	Fact Sheet

Permits and Licenses

Content Last Updated March 9, 2020

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Water and Land Use Permits including General Permits

Aquifer Protection | Diversion | Dam Safety | Flood Management | Inland Wetlands | Section 401 Water Quality Permits | Coastal (Tidal) Permits | Remediation

Consumptive Water Diversion Individual Permit

Consumptive Water Diversion General Permits

Dam Safety Individual Permits

Dam Safety General Permits

Section 401 Water Quality Certificate – Tidal and Non-tidal

Section 401 Water Quality Certificate – FERC Hydropower Projects

Coastal (Tidal) Permits

Remediation General Permits

Water and Land Use Permits
including General Permits

Aquifer Protection | Diversion | Dam Safety | Flood Management |
Inland Wetlands | Section 401 Water Quality Permits |
Coastal (Tidal) Permits | Remediation