Draft Assessment and Strategies of the
Connecticut Coastal Management Program
For the 2021-2025 Enhancement Cycle
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copy of the draft report)
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Land and Water Resources Division (LWRD) is soliciting comments on the Draft Assessment and Strategies of the Connecticut Coastal Management Program for the 2021-2025 Enhancement Cycle. The Assessment and Strategies relate to nine coastal zone enhancement objectives specified in Section 309 of the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1996: the protection of coastal wetlands; addressing coastal hazards; increasing opportunities for public access; reducing marine debris; assessing, considering and controlling cumulative and secondary impacts of coastal growth and development; special area management planning; planning for the use of ocean resources; facilitating the siting of energy and government facilities; and facilitating the siting of aquaculture facilities. The proposed Strategies are intended to enhance the State’s ability to address the highest-
priority objectives within the constraints of available federal funding and project eligibility under Section 309.
Additional information on the federal Section 309 Enhancement program, including the previous version of LWRD’s (formerly Office of Long Island Sound’s) Assessment and Strategies, is available at: http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/enhancement/. Copies of the draft Assessment and Strategies are also available for review from the Land and Water Resources Division, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127 or by calling (860) 424-3034 between the hours of 8:30 and 4:30 Monday through Friday.
Please submit written comments on the draft update no later than May 7, 2020. Comments should be sent to: Karen Michaels, Environmental Analyst, Planning Section, Land and Water Resources Division, CT DEEP, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127, or by email at Karen.Michaels@ct.gov. For additional information contact David Blatt at (860) 424-3610 or by e-mail at david.blatt@ct.gov.
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