Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Coverage (5 articles)
Farmington Aquifer Checkup: Six Approved, Three Wait
Six more Farmington businesses over public water supplies had their aquifer registrations renewed Oct. 14, three with deadlines. Dunning, the Valero station and The Cardinals come back Tuesday, Oct. 20.
East Farms Pond Deck Gets Wetlands Approval for Repairs
Farmington's Inland Wetlands Commission approved repairs to the observation deck at the East Farms School pond, plus a ramp on the path to it, and a second driveway on Garden Street. Proposed changes to the town's wetlands rules still had not gone to the state.
Farmington Aquifer Checkup: Five Renewed, Three Continued
A concrete plant, a gravel yard, a Midas and several small manufacturers are among 15 Farmington properties registered to work with hazardous materials over ground that feeds public water wells. On Tuesday the town renewed five and gave three more until Oct. 14.
Farmington's New Flood Maps Take Effect Nov. 13
Where the federal maps now say floods run lower, Farmington kept its own building heights. Some homeowners who won an exemption from the flood zone years ago will lose it without a word from FEMA, and no one has counted how many homes newly need flood insurance.
Farmington Wetlands Panel Uses a Term Its Rules Never Define
The Farmington Inland Wetlands Commission voted twice on Sept. 2 that a project was "not a significant activity." The phrase is not among the 33 terms its own regulations define. Staff is finishing amendments to fix that, and the only public step is a hearing nobody has scheduled.