Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection The View from DEEP Dennis J. Greci, P.E. Supervising Sanitary Engineer Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection The Clean Water Fund Call for Projects FY – Submissions currently being reviewed – Draft Priority List for public comment by late Nov 2013 – Approx $ 1.8 Billion in short-term needs identified in submissions received to date.

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Clean Water Fund : Available Resources (in $ Millions )FY 2012FY2013FY2014FY2015 Revenue Bonds General Obligation Bonds Total

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection CWF: Guidance documents online Updated eligibility memos on utility relocation and roadway restoration Draft memo regarding use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs); comments due by November 12 th Other memos in development: – Green infrastructure eligibility – Nutrient reduction eligibility (revised to include phosphorus)

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection NPDES Permits Updates to renewed permits include: – Disinfection criteria Discharges to fresh water now using e. coli Discharges to marine water using enterococci and fecal coliform – Phosphorus – CSO Monitoring – NetDMR

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Sewage Right-to-Know Sewage “Right to Know” Act (PA 12-11) – Affects information distribution and notification after sewage bypass or CSO event – Takes some requirements that were in NPDES Permit and makes them state law. – Requires DEEP to post maps and impact data of areas potentially affected by CSO events. – Requires DEEP to post impact data regarding sewage spills.

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Website active as of June 2013 Shows outfalls and overflow locations Coming 2014: second map will show bypass events (SSOs)

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Nitrogen Trading Program Nitrogen trading program: – Value of Credit: somewhere in the $6 per pound range – Report will be finalized shortly Nitrogen General Permit – Expires end of 2014 – Staff working on renewing permit

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Operator Certification Next Test is Jan 8, 2014 – applications due by Nov 22, 2013 Reduced number of testing sites (4 to 3) – Three Rivers CC (Norwich) – Naugatuck Valley CC (Waterbury) – Tunxis CC (Farmington) Summer exam will be July, 2014.

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Operator Certification test results Results for Summer exam 2013 Class 1: 25 of 43 passed – (21 of 33 OIT) (4 of 8 repeatees) Class 2: 17 of 28 passed – (5 of 12 OIT) (3 of 7 repeatees) Class 3: 8 of 23 passed – (5 of 9 OIT) (3 of 13 repeatees) Class 4: 4 of 11 passed – (3 of 9 repeatees)

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Legislation: Public Act Gives CWF the authority to make components of all phosphorus upgrades eligible for 30% grants. Work groups are currently meeting to discuss detailed topics – scientific methods, – non-point sources, and – municipal implementation Presentations and schedules are available on DEEP website:

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Governor’s Executive Order 37 State is soliciting public comments on regulations that are “…outdated, unnecessarily burdensome, insufficient, or ineffective.” suggestions to: Or visit the website at

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Transformation: Municipal Leads

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection For further information on many of these topics, please see the Municipal Facilities website:

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Questions? SEASONS GREETINGS !