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| Affordable Housing Program - Flex |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Provide affordable housing to persons/families with low to moderate incomes. |
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| Contact: Karen Santana |
| Phone: (860) 270-8224 |
| Email: Karen.santana@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/ecd/cwp/view.asp?a=1098&q=253406 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grants, Loans & Reduction in Principle/Interest |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 8-37 pp |
| Description |
| A housing production program known as "flex", funded through State bonds. Eligible applicants include municipalities, non-profit organizations, local housing authorities, & for-profit developers. |
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| Agricultural Viability Grants |
| Agency: Department of Agriculture |
| Purpose: Encourage growth and viability of CT agriculture |
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| Contact: Ron Olsen |
| Phone: (860) 713-2550 |
| Email: ron.olsen@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=3260&q=398982 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant Payment |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 22-26j |
| Description |
| Providing increased funding for municipal open space grants, farm viability & preservation, historic preservation, new and existing affordable housing programs and new infrastructure to support & promote agriculture in CT. |
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| Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund - South Central CT Regional Growth Partnership: |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Site assessment & remediation of contaminated properties |
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| Contact: Peter Stein or any staff person |
| Phone: (203) 821-3682 |
| Email: regiongrowthpartner@rgp-ct.org. |
| Website: http://www.rgp-ct.org |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant, Loan |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| Site assessment & remediation of contaminated properties via grants & loans to applicants within the in the South Central Regional Growth Partnership area. |
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| Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund, CT EPA |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Remediation of brownfields (contaminated properties) in distressed municipalities (www.ct.gov/opm/lib/opm/IGP/grants/datagrts/dismun2004.doc) |
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| Contact: Chet Camarata |
| Phone: (860) 270-8140 |
| Email: |
| Website: http://www.ctbrownfields.gov |
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| Type of Assistance: Loans & Grants (up to 40% of total needed) |
| Authority: EPA |
| Description |
| Revolving loan program for site assessment and remediation of brownfields statewide. Priority applications are for projects located in distressed municipalities. Funded by $1M EPA grant. |
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| Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund, Hartford - EPA |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Remediate contaminated properties in the City of Hartford. |
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| Contact: Chet Camarata |
| Phone: (860) 270-8140 |
| Email: chet.camarata@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ctbrownfields.gov |
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| Type of Assistance: Loan & Grant (40% of assistance) |
| Authority: EPA |
| Description |
| Assessment of contamination & remediation of properties within the City of Hartford, with funds from EPA. |
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| Brownfield Revolving Loan Program - Naugatuck Valley (NW & SW CT) |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Site Assessment and Remediation of contaminated properties |
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| Contact: Arthur Bogen (or Rick Dunne) |
| Phone: (203) 735-8688 |
| Email: rbp@valleycog.org |
| Website: http://www.valleycog.org/brownfields.html |
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| Type of Assistance: Loan |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 32-220 through 32-244a |
| Description |
| Assessment & remediation of contaminated sites in the Naugatuck Valley region (NW & SW CT), supported by an EPA grant & DECD's Manufacturer’s Assistance Act revolving loan program fund. |
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| Connecticut Main Street Center, Inc. (CMSC) |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Provides access to resources, training & technical assistance to communities selected to participate in the CMSC program. |
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| Contact: John Simone |
| Phone: (860) 280-2337 |
| Email: ctmainst@nu.com |
| Website: http://www.ctmainstreet.org |
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| Type of Assistance: Technical Assistance, Training, Resources, Network |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 32-223(d)(1) & (6) |
| Description |
| Provide selected communities with free resources, training & technical assistance. Designated municipalities benefit from national expertise in downtown revitalization & participation in a unique Network Exchange at the National Main Street Center. |
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| Drinking Water Quality Management Plan |
| Agency: Department of Public Health |
| Purpose: To provide for a consistent and proactive methodology to protect public drinking water supplies while balancing the need for economic development within the State’s source water protection areas. |
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| Contact: Lori Mathieu |
| Phone: (860) 509-7333 |
| Email: lori.mathieu@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3139&q=387338 |
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| Type of Assistance: Technical Assistance |
| Authority: Special Act 06-6 |
| Description |
| The DWQMP plan is intended include locally developed and locally implemented land use management and development measures, including land preservation techniques to provide for the protection of critical public drinking water supply watershed areas |
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| Drinking Water State Revolving Fund |
| Agency: Department of Public Health |
| Purpose: To provide low interest loans to public and private water systems for the purpose of upgrading, replacing, or constructing new water system infrastructure components. |
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| Contact: Cameron Walden |
| Phone: (860) 509-7333 |
| Email: Cameron.walden@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3139&q=387340 |
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| Type of Assistance: Loan |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 22a-475 to 483 |
| Description |
| The DWSRF provides low interest loans to public water systems. Loans can be repaid within 20 years. A portion of the State grant may be used to fund activities that encourage enhanced water system management and source water protection. |
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| Endangered Species |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: To protect and restore endangered, threatened and special concern species in Connecticut and to provide information on the status of rare plant and animal species |
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| Contact: Wildlife Division |
| Phone: (860) 424-3011 |
| Email: |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2702&q=323462&depNav_GID=1628 |
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| Type of Assistance: Technical Assistance |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 26-303 through 26-312; RCSA Sec. 26-306-1 through 7 |
| Description |
| The DEP conducts a variety of research and management programs to protect and restore endangered, threatened and special concern species; and serves as the primary source of information on the status of rare plant and animal species |
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| Geographic Information Systems |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: To provide a statewide automated geographic storage and retrieval system that can rapidly integrate and analyze large amounts of spatial map and file data over any selected geographic area. |
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| Contact: Geographic Information Systems |
| Phone: (860) 424-3540 |
| Email: |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2698&q=323342&depNav_GID=1707 |
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| Type of Assistance: Technical Assistance |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| DEP develops and maintains a statewide automated geographic storage and retrieval system that can rapidly integrate and analyze large amounts of spatial map and file data over any selected geographic area. |
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| Greenways |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: Grant program for the planning, design and implementation of greenways around the state. |
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| Contact: Laurie Giannotti |
| Phone: (860) 424-3578 |
| Email: laurie.giannotti@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2707&q=323854&depNav_GID=1704&depNav=| |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant payment |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| Grants of up to $5000 for planning, design and implementation of greenways. Land acquisition and/or construction activities are not eligible for these grants. Funding provided through the sale of greenway license plates. |
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| HOME Investment Partnerships Program |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Provide affordable housing to persons/families with low to moderate incomes. |
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| Contact: Edward LaChance |
| Phone: (860) 270-8099 |
| Email: Edward.lachance@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/ecd/cwp/view.asp?a=1098&q=249716 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant, Loan & Reduction in Loan Principle/Interest |
| Authority: RCSA Sec. 24 CFR Part 92 |
| Description |
| Creation of both owner-occupied & rental affordable housing for low & moderate-income households. Allows for a wide range of eligible applicants & project types. Typically, CT receives $13M awarded via a formula. |
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| Housing Trust Fund Program |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Provide affordable housing to persons/families at low to moderate income levels |
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| Contact: Deb Russo |
| Phone: (860) 270-8223 |
| Email: Deborah.russo@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/ecd/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q=316526 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant, Loan & Reduction in Loan Principle/Interest |
| Authority: CGS 8-336 m |
| Description |
| Provision of competitively awarded loans &/or grants, funded through State bonds, to eligible sponsors of affordable housing . |
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| Landscape Stewardship Initiative |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: Provide information on landscape stewardship. |
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| Contact: Margaret Welch |
| Phone: (860) 424-3618 |
| Email: margaret.welch@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/landscapestewardship |
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| Type of Assistance: Technical assistance, education and outreach. |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| Coordinate DEP programs that affect land use so as to avoid unintended impacts on land development patterns and to provide municipalities, individuals, and organizations with information to allow for better informed land use decision-making. |
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| Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program (LIHTC) |
| Agency: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority |
| Purpose: Provide incentives to developers to build affordable housing. |
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| Contact: Sheila Stone |
| Phone: (860) 571-4237 |
| Email: Sheila.stone@chfa.org |
| Website: http://www.chfa.org/TaxCredits/taxcredits.asp |
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| Type of Assistance: Tax Credits |
| Authority: Federal - Section 42 of the IRS Tax Code |
| Description |
| Provides tax credits for development of affordable housing: 9% credits are competitive & 4% are not. They are allocated through a Governor-approved plan. LIHTC is largest federally funded housing program. |
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| Neighborhood Revitalization Zone Coordination (NRZ) |
| Agency: Office of Policy and Management |
| Purpose: The objective of the NRZ process is to revitalize neighborhoods through the collaborative involvement of residents, businesses and government. |
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| Contact: Joan Hubbard |
| Phone: (860) 418-6306 |
| Email: joan.hubbard@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/opm/cwp/view.asp?a=2985&q=383116&opmNav_GID=1807 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grants |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 7-600 - 7-608 |
| Description |
| The NRZ process provides a mechanism for local stakeholders, along with local municipal officials, to develop a strategic plan to revitalize their neighborhood. Muncipalities may establish zones by resolution of their legislative body. |
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| Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: To provide funding to municipalities, non-profit land conservation organizations, and water companies to protect open space |
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| Contact: David Stygar |
| Phone: (860) 424-3016 |
| Email: David.Stygar@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2706&q=323834&depNav_GID=1641 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant payment |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 7-131d through 7-131i |
| Description |
| Grants may be made for the purchase of land that has specific environmental attributes outlined on website. |
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| Pilot Rural & Suburban Technical Assistance Program |
| Agency: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority |
| Purpose: Technical assistance for community-based affordable housing development efforts. |
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| Contact: Lesley Higgins-Biddle |
| Phone: (860) 525-4821 |
| Email: info@chfa.org |
| Website: http://www.chfa.org |
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| Type of Assistance: Technical assistance |
| Authority: Sec. 4-66aa |
| Description |
| To respond effectively to local community-based housing development efforts to develop affordable housing options in suburban & rural areas. TA includes organizational development, achievement of local support & delivery system for development projects. |
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| Protection of Public Drinking Water Supplies -Technical Assistance |
| Agency: Department of Public Health |
| Purpose: To provide technical assistance to municipal land use decision makers and public water systems concerning consistent and proactive methods and measures to protect public drinking water supplies. |
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| Contact: Lori Mathieu |
| Phone: (860) 509-7333 |
| Email: lori.mathieu@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3139&q=387338 |
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| Type of Assistance: Technical Assistance |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 25-32f,8-2, 8-23,8-3i,22a-42f |
| Description |
| Technical assistance can be provided in the form of comments and recommendations on local actions that may affect public drinking water sources. |
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| Section 319 Grant Program (Nonpoint Source Pollution) |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: To protect public health and the environment from the impacts of nonpoint sources of pollution. |
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| Contact: Stan Zaremba |
| Phone: (860) 424-4055 |
| Email: stanley.zaremba@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2719&q=325594&depNav_GID=1654 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant Payment |
| Authority: The Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1329) |
| Description |
| Funding priorities are for implementation projects, particularly those that address a documented non-point source pollution-related water quality impairment identified on Connecticut’s List of Impaired Waterbodies. |
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| State Housing Tax Credit Contribution Program (HTCC) |
| Agency: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority |
| Purpose: To provide an incentive to businesses to support affordable housing |
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| Contact: Sheila Stone |
| Phone: (860) 657-4504 |
| Email: Sheila.stone@chfa.org |
| Website: http://www.chfa.org/TaxCredits/taxcredits.asp |
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| Type of Assistance: Tax Credit |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 8-395 |
| Description |
| Provides tax credit vouchers for businesses making cash contributions to non-profit corporations that develop, sponsor, or manage housing programs which benefit low and moderate income individuals and families. A component supports workforce housing. |
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| The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program. |
| Agency: Department of Transportation |
| Purpose: To fund transportation projects or programs that will contribute to attainment or maintenance of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone, carbon monoxide (CO), and particulate matter (PM) |
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| Contact: Grayson Wright |
| Phone: (860) 594-2154 |
| Email: grayson.wright@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dot |
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| Type of Assistance: Reimbursement program (80% or for limited projects 100%) |
| Authority: Federal Clean Air Act (CAA), Title 42, |
| Description |
| Funds transportation projects and programs that contribute to the attainment or maintenance of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in non-attainment or air quality maintenance areas for ozone, carbon monoxide, or particulate matter. |
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| Urban Act Funds |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Promote urban planning & development activities. |
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| Contact: Chet Camarata |
| Phone: (860) 270-8140 |
| Email: chet.camarata@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/ecd/LIB/ecd/20/14/Urban%20Act%20Application%20URI.PDF |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 4-66c |
| Description |
| Statewide municipal funding for planning, design & development projects which redirect, improve & expand state activities that promote community conservation & development & improve the quality of life for urban residents of the state. |
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| Urban Forestry Program |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: To support and further advance urban forestry in Connecticut. |
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| Contact: Chris Donnelly |
| Phone: (860) 424-3718 |
| Email: chris.donnelly@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2697&q=322872&depNav_GID=1631 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant payments and technical assistance |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| Provides technical assistance and grants to promote urban forestry, including trees along roads and highways, in park and recreation areas, and in residential and commercial neighborhoods. |
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| Urban Sites Remedial Action Program |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Environmental site assessment, remediation, and related costs in the State’s distressed areas |
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| Contact: Chet Camarata |
| Phone: (860) 270-8140 |
| Email: Chet.Camarata@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ctbrownfields.gov |
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| Type of Assistance: Grants or Loans |
| Authority: Chapter 22a-133m |
| Description |
| To facilitate the transfer, reuse and redevelopment of potentially polluted commercial and industrial real property (brownfields) which otherwise would remain vacant. When necessary, the state can commit funds to prepare the planning and implementation. |
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| Water Utility Coordinating Committee |
| Agency: Department of Public Health |
| Purpose: To provide for a coordinated approach to long-range water supply planning by addressing water quality and quantity issues from an area-wide perspective. |
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| Contact: Lori Mathieu |
| Phone: (860) 509-7333 |
| Email: lori.mathieu@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3139&q=387352 |
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| Type of Assistance: Technical Assistance |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 25-33c - j |
| Description |
| The process is designed to bring together public water system representatives and regional planning organizations to discuss long-range water supply issues and to develop a plan for dealing with those issues. |
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