June 7, 2005

DEP Completes Emergency Stabilization Project on the Still River

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced that it has completed an Emergency Watershed Protection project on the Still River in Danbury. The project was completed in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the City of Danbury. The project was necessitated when part of the riverbank collapsed into the river.

During a heavy rainfall event on April 2, 2005, a 50-foot section of the west bank of the Still River in Danbury, Connecticut failed and collapsed 15 feet into the Still River. Several large trees also fell into the river channel, and an adjacent 50 to 70 foot section of the riverbank and a commercial building were also in danger of collapse.

The Emergency Watershed Protection project was constructed in 60 days to stabilize and reinforce the west bank of the Still river using steel sheeting and rip rap fill. This project will prevent further failure of the riverbank and the subsequent collapse of the commercial building, thus preventing the pollution of the Still River with mud and silt and saving the City of Danbury and a local business thousands of dollars.

Partial funding for this project was provided by the DEP in the amount of $68,750.00. The remaining funding was provided by the NRCS under the Emergency Watershed Protection program in amount of $206,250.00. The City of Danbury provided land easement rights, permitting, and served as the local sponsor for this project.

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