DEP Launches New Website

New and Expanded Information Now Available On-Line

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the launching of its new website - www.ct.gov/dep - that offers more detailed and complete information about agency programs and initiatives and other environmental issues.

"The DEP website has been redesigned to be consistent with other state agencies and to make it easier for the general public to navigate," said DEP Commissioner Gina McCarthy. "We increased the amount of information available on our website to better work with businesses and individuals in our mission to encourage the social and economic development of Connecticut while preserving the natural environment. The website also provides a more comprehensive and ‘topic oriented’ approach to agency information, making it more ‘user friendly’."

One of the new topics under the main menu is "Environmental Protection Begins with You" which provides information for individuals about what they can do to help protect the environment at home, at work, and in the community. Another new page focuses on Public Participation - pulling together in one place links to the DEP Calendar, Volunteer Opportunities, News Releases, and more. Also now available are all DEP regulations, and all agency-issued public notices, including notices for proposed regulations, and proposed general and individual permits.

The new website also better reflects the priorities of the agency. A new section on the website was created, for instance, to address land resources and planning. Encouraging, supporting and promoting informed land use and development decisions is a complex but important challenge. To address this challenge, the DEP last year launched the Landscape Stewardship Initiative to better coordinate and focus the many Department programs that influence land development.

Visitors to the DEP website can subscribe to receive e-Alerts when new public notices are posted. Over time new subscription categories will be added.

If anyone would like to submit any comments or suggestions concerning the new DEP website, please e-mail the DEP Webmaster at dep.webmaster@po.state.ct.us