News Releases - 2017

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• 8/2/2017 DEEP Accepting Applications for Microgrid Projects Grants and Loans Available to Provide Power to Critical Facilities

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that funding is now available for a new round of microgrid projects aimed at providing power for critical facilities – such as municipal government public safety and wastewater treatment facilities as well as grocery stores, hospitals, cell phone towers, and buildings serving as shelter – during times when the electric grid goes down.

• 7/31/2017 Free Photography Workshop at Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) invites beginner and intermediate photographers to join Chane Cullens, a member of the Flagpole Photographers Club, Newtown, for a FREE Photography Workshop at the Kellogg Environmental Center on Saturday, August 19 at 10:00 a.m.

• 7/25/2017 CT DEEP Announces Opening of the Branford River State Boat Launch in Branford

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that the State Boat Launch located on the Branford River in Branford will reopen for boating use on Saturday, July 29, 2017.

• 7/25/2017 DEEP Says Updated Energy Strategy will Continue Moving CT Toward Cheaper, Cleaner, More Reliable Energy

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today released a draft of an updated energy strategy for Connecticut which focuses on building a 21st energy system that lowers costs for homeowners and businesses and reduces carbon emissions to help achieve the state’s climate change goals.

• 7/19/2017 Connecticut Water Planning Council Seeks Public Comment on Draft of State Water Plan

  The members of the Connecticut Water Planning Council (WPC) today announced that they have published a draft version of the State Water Plan that they have been developing onto the council’s website (www.ct.gov/water) and have opened a public review period to give Connecticut residents, businesses, and other stakeholders an opportunity to provide feedback before it is finalized early next year.

• 7/17/2017 DEEP Reopens Swim Areas at Rocky Neck and Mashamoquet

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that the swim areas at Rocky Neck State Park, Niantic, and Mashamoquet Brook State Park, Pomfret, have been reopened.

• 7/13/2017 Governor Malloy Proclaims July 15-16 as the Second Annual Connecticut Clean, Drain, Dry Weekend

  Connecticut will mark its second Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Weekend on July 15-16 – as part of an effort to encourage boaters and others to take all steps necessary to prevent the spread of invasive plants and animals. Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is partnering with the Candlewood Lake Authority, and the Connecticut Federation of Lakes to promote this weekend.

• 7/12/2017 DEEP Closes Swim Area at Rocky Neck State Park

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has closed the swim area at Rocky Neck State Park, Niantic, because the weekly water quality test conducted there showed a level of bacteria in the water above the standard set to protect the health of swimmers.

• 7/11/2017 Sandy Hook Man Pronounced Dead After Boating Collision on Lake Zoar Tuesday Night

  A 52-year old Sandy Hook man was pronounced dead at Danbury Hospital Tuesday night after the vessel he was operating on Lake Zoar was struck by another vessel, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police.

• 7/9/2017 Mad Hatter’s Tea Children’s Crafting Workshop

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) invites families to “Go ‘Mad’ for Tea” at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Crafting Workshop at the Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby on Saturday, July 29, 2017 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

• 7/2/2017 A Place Called Hope Presents “Just Hawks” at Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) invites families to a presentation on hawks on Saturday, July 15 at 11:00 a.m. at Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby.

• 6/29/2017 Tea Workshop at the Kellogg Estate

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) invites Downton Abbey fans and others who enjoy the taste of fruit-flavored teas and delicious herbal blends to a Victorian tea workshop at the Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby, on Saturday, July 8, from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

• 6/29/2017 Notice of Availability of FY 2018 Funding Opportunity for Boating Infrastructure Grants

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to offer a Request for Application under the Boating Infrastructure Grant Program.

• 6/29/2017 PURA Commissioners Elect Chair and Vice-Chair

  Today the Commissioners of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority re-elected Commissioner Katherine S. Dykes as PURA's Chair and Commissioner John W. “Jack” Betkoski, III as Vice-Chair.

• 6/28/2017 Connecticut Environmental Conservation Police Join Operation Dry Water to Raise Awareness About Dangers of Boating Under the Influence

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police participate in Operation Dry Water as part of a nationally coordinated effort to increase knowledge about the dangers of Boating Under the Influence (BUI).