Facing strict new federal rules to reduce the amount of phosphorus from leaching into water supplies, state environmental officials held the first of two presentations Wednesday on ways to reduce pollution in stormwater runoff and sewage plant discharges. The meeting, at the headquarters of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, drew about 100
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The town of Southington is about to embark on an expensive project, courtesy of a federal mandate requiring the state to address high levels of phosphorus in its rivers and streams.