Establishing an optimum flow regime in the Upper Farmington River remains one of our top priorities.
To this end, House Bill 5355 - AN ACT CONCERNING CONSERVATION OF CERTAIN WATERS OF THE UPPER FARMINGTON RIVER, will receive a public hearing on Friday, March 8 starting at 11 a.m. I encourage you to submit written and/or oral testimony. If you testify orally (in-person or Zoom) it should be accompanied by written testimony. The deadline to register is Thursday, March 7 at 3 pm.
Submit oral testimony here.
Submit written testimony here.
(Make sure to pick date March 8th. Then In the Bill field pick Bill HB05355.)
The simplest option is to select "Type In My Testimony" and copy and paste this:
I support the goals of bill 5355:
(1) for the state of Connecticut to gain greater control over water releases and holdbacks out of the Colebrook River and Goodwin Dams.
(2) for DEEP to oversee an updated instream flow study (last done in 1992). This study would assist with long-term management of the river flow.
You can watch the meeting live on youtube here: