DEP
Plum Island Rock Wall Can’t Stand
GLOUCESTERTIMES.COM: The Department of Environmental Protection has sent a message to residents on two Plum Island roadways who have been dumping tons of rocks along the shoreline to keep waves from claiming their homes: When winter’s over, you...
$1 Million in CT Pumpout Grants Available
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has announced that more than $1 million in federal funds are available for boat-sewage disposal facilities, or pumpout stations, on Long Island Sound for the 2012 boating season. “The success of pumpout programs...
Norwalk, CT, Revisits Flock Dam Removal
The Hour of Norwalk, Connecticut, reports that the Common Council has revisited its authorization of an agreement with the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to study the removal of the Flock Process Dam on the Norwalk River. The...
Island Deer Killed to Protect Birds in Milford, CT
MilfordMirror.com: State officials recently destroyed about 17 deer they said were a threat to breeding colonies of herons and egrets on Charles Island. The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), with Audubon Connecticut and the Connecticut Audubon Society, removed the deer...
Connecticut Adds 2 Clean Marinas
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently recognized 2 recreational boating facilities in southeastern Connecticut as “Clean Marinas.” At a ceremony at the Connecticut Marine Trades Association (CMTA) Hartford Boat Show, the Clean Marina certification was presented to...
Milfoil Beaten in Maine
The Kennebec Journal Online reports that the harmful, pervasive and invasive aquatic plant known as milfoil has been eliminated in Casco’s Pleasant Lake, according to Maine environmental officials. Andrew Fisk of the Department of Environmental Protection said that Pleasant...
