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Final Draft State Water Plan

The Final Draft State Water Plan is currently available for public comment through November 20, 2017. The draft plan and info about how to comment can be found at the following website: http://www.ct.gov/water.

“Rock Snot” on the West Branch of the Farmington River

From the Connecticut DEEP Attention Anglers – Rock Snot is in full bloom in the West Branch Farmington River from New Hartford to Hartland. Please take extra care to clean anything that has come into contact with the stream bottom. The species is Cymbella janischii, which is native to the Pacific Northwest and not foundContinue reading ““Rock Snot” on the West Branch of the Farmington River”

Murphy, Esty, Blumenthal, Larson Reintroduce Wild & Scenic Bill to Protect Lower Farmington River

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2017 WASHINGTON – Building on a nearly decade-long, community-driven effort, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), joined by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative John Larson (CT-1), reintroduced their Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act to create aContinue reading “Murphy, Esty, Blumenthal, Larson Reintroduce Wild & Scenic Bill to Protect Lower Farmington River”

Rock snot a pain for fishermen

BY KATHRYN BOUGHTON, Republican-American BARKHAMSTED — There are some distinctions not worth having. Such is the case in Barkhamsted, where an entirely new organism — slimy and obnoxious to anglers — has been discovered in the west branch of the Farmington River. Mike Beauchene, a state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection biologist, and DibaContinue reading “Rock snot a pain for fishermen”

Didymo Update 2016

Susan C. Peterson Environmental Analyst 3 Watersheds/Lakes/NPS Program Planning & Standards Division Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127 P: 860.424.3854|E: Susan.Peterson@ct.gov http://www.ct.gov/deep Conserving, improving and protecting our natural resources and environment; Ensuring a clean, affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy supply. WatershedContinue reading “Didymo Update 2016”