Plan to divert 14.2M gallons a day to southwestern CT awaits a decision by state officials
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A fisherman tries out a new fishing spot on the Mill River in Fairfield on Sunday, March 21, 2021.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media
The fate of a proposal that would essentially double the amount of water diverted from the Greater Bridgeport system to southwestern Connecticut now rests in the hands of the state.
Environmental groups and residents from the Fairfield area spent two public hearings this past week objecting to a permit now before the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, citing negative impacts on residents and the watershed.
Experts: Littering COVID face masks put animals at risk
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Environmental experts say PPE is still being littered and animals are at risk of getting hurt from the straps on discarded face masks.Will Waldron / Albany Times Union
There was a time when Jennifer Mattei would walk the beach in Stratford and see it strewn with coffee cups, drinking straws and other items. But that’s changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Just walking the beach, I can tell what’s getting thrown away,” said Mattei, professor in the Sacred Heart University biology department. “Now (the other trash has) disappeared and I’m finding masks everywhere.”
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MRWC Announces Three Fairfield Cleanups Written by Mill River Wetland Committee
Fairfield, CT - Mill River Wetland Committee (MRWC) announces 3 Fairfield cleanups as part of their 2021 celebration of Earth Month. MRWC and Action Waste have partnered with organizations across the spectrum of Fairfield’s environmental advocacy groups to offer opportunities for citizens of all ages to combat plastic litter, including the increased use of personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks, wipes, and gloves to combat Covid-19.
Event co-sponsors Fairfielders Protecting Land and Neighborhoods (FairPLAN), Leaders for Environmental Action at Fairfield University (LEAF), Sustainable Fairfield Students (SFS), and Sustainable Youth Connecticut (SYCT) each represent environmental action-oriented citizens within our community. By combining forces, they hope to amplify the impact of these cleanups while raising awareness about the volume of plastic waste and the hazards it poses to the
Written by Sarah Clark
Fairfield County, CT - Thursday, April 8, Senator Tony Hwang (R-28) moderated an Informational Forum on the proposed project to divert water within the Greater Bridgeport system (which includes the towns of Bridgeport, Fairfield, Weston, Easton and the Mill River Watershed) to lower Fairfield County towns by increasing from the current 6.9 million gallons per day (MGD) and doubling to 14.2 MGD for the next 25 years.
The program and the insightful panelists provided a much needed educational conversation ahead of the May 4 Public Hearing to be held by the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on this diversion application.