The Norwalk Conservation Commission approved Tuesday night a wetland permit for a proposed 11-unit housing development along Silvermine Avenue near Mary Austin Place.
via Conservation panel OKs wetland permit – The Hour – Norwalk’s Newspaper.
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TORRINGTON — A proposal to complete the second phase of the Mountain Ridge condominium complex has some downhill residents concerned about an increase in water run-off. There are currently 32 units in the development at 505 Harwinton Avenue. Twenty-five years ago, there were supposed to be a total of 99 units built in two phases, but a downturn in the economy meant the project was abandoned after the first phase was completed. via Mountain Ridge condo proposal creates concerns about water run-off – The Register Citizen. In Connecticut three towns are turning their attention to water power. In a sense they want to go back in time, tapping into a local river for electricity. In water there is power. Hydroelectric power. This abandoned powerhouse is one of two on the Farmington River in Collinsville, Connecticut. The Collins Company built the dams and power plants to provide electricity to its plant. The powerhouses went on line in 1935. via Connecticut towns turn attention to water power | NECN. For years, Syngenta, the Swiss corporation that makes atrazine, has maintained that the herbicide does not pose a health risk, that, as the Post put it, it’s “safe for wildlife, and for the people who are exposed to small amounts of it in drinking water.” A new study published last week by the National Academy of Sciences and led by UC-Berkeley scientist Tyrone Hayes suggests otherwise. via Consumer Chemicals: Too Much “Wait and See” | The Valley Advocate. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has worked for decades with New York and Connecticut to clean up Long Island Sound. Too much nitrogen in the water has led to “dead zones” where fish and shellfish can’t survive. Now the federal agency is asking sewage treatment plants nearly 200 miles away in Vermont to help reduce pollutants that are hurting the sound. As part of a collaboration with Northeast public radio stations, VPR’s John Dillon reports. via Long Island Sound Clean-up Reaches Into Vermont | VPR News. DANBURY — A “bubbling crude” of sewage on a Danbury Airport tarmac is causing a lot of frustration for at least two local businesses. via Raw sewage at Danbury Airport frustrates business owners – NewsTimes. Do You Want to Know What Is In Your Drinking Water? Join Fairfield Green Drinks Tuesday, March 9, 2010, from 6-8 p.m. at The Shack (formerly Beach Cafe) to speak with experts about water quality in Fairfield County. Representatives from Aquarion Water, as well as experts from Harbor Watch/River Watch (HW/RW) and other organizations will be on hand to answer your questions. Participate in our water taste test! As always, no admission is charged, there is ample free parking, and organic beverages will be available for purchase. Come to Fairfield Green Drinks and learn about the grassroots environmental movement that grows every day and talk with people who are passionate about creating local, environmental and community change. Town of Fairfield Green Drinks is a casual gathering of green-minded people who get together once a month and share sustainable lifestyles ideas in a friendly environment. Complimentary shopping totes available, while supply lasts. For more information, please visit www.fairfieldgreenteam.org or call (203) 536-4695. Dr. Robert Glennon, the Morris K. Udall Professor of law and public policy at the University of Arizona, opened by talking about Las Vegas and how it has tried to solve its problems with water by paying citizens to remove their lawns, installing desalination plants in San Diego in exchange for their water from Lake Mead and getting water from sources in Utah. Las Vegas also uses recycled water for all the features on the strip, such as the Bellagio water fountains, and holds high standards for water conservation in new buildings. via US water crisis addressed in Teale lecture | The Daily Campus. The Rotary effort called Children’s Safe Water Alliance, has provided 20,000 bio-sand filters in the Dominican Republic, reaching an estimated 100,000 people, said Hildreth. Other areas have benefited, as well, including Africa, India, and Central and Latin America. “Through bio-sand filters, we have the power to change the health of a nation,” said longtime Guilford Rotarian Bob Shepard who was on a two-month stay in the Dominican Republic teamed with Wisconsin Rotarian Bob Hildreth. via Rotarians support clean water project | Guilford Zip06 . Groton – Preliminary work has begun on a project to extend two runway safety buffers at Groton-New London Airport into about a half acre of salt marshes in Baker Cove and the Poquonnock River, and create about 2.5 acres of replacement tidal wetlands elsewhere along the river. via DOT seeks OK to fill wetlands for airport work | The Day. CLINTON — For the first time in more than a decade, commercial shellfishermen will be able to work the oyster beds for which Clinton was known around the world. After four years of diligent effort to restore some of the beds, the town’s Shellfish Commission told selectmen it is ready to award its first commercial shellfish leases for a 10-acre area in the Hammock River. via Clinton oyster beds restored – The New Haven Register. DANBURY – Representatives from the state Department of Environmental Protection and the Candlewood Lake Authority will present a public forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 11, at Western Connecticut State University, Midtown campus, Science Building, Room 125, at 181 White St. The program will discuss findings from recent studies of recreational boating on Candlewood Lake and explain regulatory proposals to limit vessel length to a maximum of 26 feet. via Lake’s Issues Subject of Forum | Voices. BROOKFIELD — Relocating a well in New Milford would make more than 2 million gallons of potable water available to Brookfield residents. However, the Connecticut Department of Transportation is not giving the water company that owns the well the permits it needs to move it. via New Milford well relocation stalled by DOT – NewsTimes. The Connecticut Farm Bureau Association (CFBA) will host a conference to help agricultural producers understand how the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act applies to farming operations, on Thursday, March 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Maneeley’s Banquet Facility, 65 Rye St., South Windsor. via Statewide conference on March 4 will offer wetlands guidance to farmers. As part of a newly launched, ongoing study of Connecticut River water quality conditions, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Connecticut Water Science Center has installed monitoring equipment at the Connecticut River Museum’s main dock. The monitors will record water temperature and salinity factors which will aid in the evaluation of the timing, distribution, and duration of salt water mixing events in the lower Connecticut River. via Connecticut River Museum Is Partner Site For USGS Water Monitoring Study – Courant.com. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has worked for decades with New York and Connecticut to clean up Long Island Sound. Too much nitrogen in the water has led to “dead zones” where fish and shellfish can’t survive. Now the federal
The EPA says nitrogen pollution from this sewage treatment plant in Vermont is polluting Long Island Sound. (Photo by John Dillon/VPR)
agency is asking sewage treatment plants nearly 200 miles away in other states to help reduce pollutants that are hurting the sound. As part of a collaboration with Northeast stations, John Dillon of Vermont Public Radio reports. via EPA Crosses State Borders to Protect Ecosystem Downstream | Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network. Now that a Massachusetts firm has evaluated land-use practices in each town, the Salmon River Watershed Partnership will host a series of open houses over the next few weeks to present the findings. The goal is to develop a regional action plan to conserve the watershed and support long-term social and economic vitality the rivers and forests bring to the towns and state. One strategy is finding ways for towns to support low-impact developments that focus on clustering houses and preserve more open space as well as reducing the size of streets, parking areas and other impervious surfaces. via Ten Towns Work To Preserve Salmon River Watershed – Courant.com. NEWTOWN — After months of site visits, soil tests, testimonies and letters to and from local, state and federal government officials, Newtown’s Inland Wetlands Commission is expected to rule Wednesday night on the Housatonic Railroad’s application to fix the damage caused by its wetlands violations. via Newtown Wetlands Commission to rule on railroad’s application Wednesday – NewsTimes. BERLIN — The Town Council voted to authorize Town Manager Denise McNair to contract for a detailed study of the town’s sewer system where infiltration and inflow problems have been identified. The sewer rehabilitation fee with Cardinal Engineering Associates of Meriden is not to exceed $249,000. The initial purchase order will be for $50,000 to cover expenses for the first fiscal year. via Berlin town council makes decision on sewers, park – The New Britain Herald. Many of the water companies concerned by the regulation are not short of water, but short of customers. Declining sales have made it difficult to generate revenues, but many of the utilities suffering from this have water to spare. via LETTER: Water policy must put health first – The New Haven Register. |
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