The Shepaug River - Get Involved

Get Involved

Substitute the word "land" in the following quote with "a river"...

"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity
belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong,
we may begin to use it with love and respect."
- Aldo Leopold
The original suit may have been won, but Waterbury's appeal of that decision has only just been heard by the State Supreme Court, and their decision is not expected for a few months. Until then, motions to recover legal fees are pending. So we still need money! Please send a tax-deductible contribution towards the suit's legal fund to:
The Shepaug River Association*
P.O. Box 279
Washington Depot, CT 06794

* A registered 501(c)3 not-for-profit Connecticut corporation
New DEP Watershed Coordinators
Do you have a question about your watershed? Would you like to find out how to get funds for a river restoration project for your river? If so, give your new watershed coordinator a call.
The CT Department of Environmental Protection’s Watershed Management Program (formerly the Rivers Program) has created five new positions called watershed coordinators for the five major drainage basins in the state. The primary mission of each watershed coordinator will be to facilitate DEP's watershed management efforts to improve and maintain water quality within their assigned river basins. To accomplish this, the coordinators have several key responsibilities. These include:

Serving as central knowledge base about their watershed in terms of its natural features, water resource issues and state and federal programs and activities.
Helping to focus DEP program activities on priority watershed management issues.
Acting as a liaison between DEP and the towns, residents, citizen organizations and other groups within their watershed.
Assisting in the development of comprehensive basin overview reports.
Providing education and public outreach about watershed issues.
Helping to manage nonpoint source pollution related projects financed in part with funds from the Federal Clean Water Act and the State River Restoration Grants.
The Housatonic's watershed coordinator oversees the Blackberry, Hollenbeck, Aspetuck, Tenmile, Shepaug, Naugatuck, Pomperaug, Candlewood, Still and parts of Croton (NY) regional basins.
Contact: Susan Peterson at 860-424-3854 or e-mail susan.peterson@po.state.ct.us

How Have Your Representatives Voted?
National Environmental Scorecard from the League of Conservation Voters has mounted a brilliant Web site that lets you quickly see how your Senate and House representatives have voted on environmental issues.

Government Contacts:
A list of government contacts follows. Use these links to jump down to your area of interest:

United States Congress: Senate , House
Connecticut State Government: Governor , Senate , House , DEP
Municipal Government: Waterbury , Washington , Roxbury

United States Congress:

Senate:

Christopher J. Dodd

444 Russell Senate Office Building
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-2823

Putnam Park
100 Great Meadow Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 258-6940
(800) 334-5341

Joe Lieberman

Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-4041 Voice
(202) 224-9399 TDD

One State Street, Suite 1420
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 549-8463 Voice
(860) 522-8443 TDD
(860) 549-8478 Fax
(800) 225-5605 Toll Free

House of Representatives:

Nancy L. Johnson (Fifth District, includes Litchfield County and Waterbury)

2409 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-4476 Voice
(202) 225-4488 Fax

One Grove Street
New Britain, CT 06053
(860) 223-8412 Voice
(860) 827-9009 Fax

Connecticut State Government:

Governor:

Governor M. Jodi Rell

Governor's Office
210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford CT 06106
(860) 566-4840
(800) 406-1527

State Senate:

Senator Louis C. DeLuca, R-Woodbury (32) (includes Roxbury)
Senator Andrew Roraback, R-Goshen (30) (includes Warren, Washington)
Senator Christopher Murphy, D-Waterbury (16)

State House of Representatives:

Waterbury:

Anthony J. D'Amelio, (R), District 71
Reginald G. Beamon, (D), District 72
Jeffrey J. Berger, (D), District 73
Selim Noujaim, (R), District 74
David Aldarondo, (D), District 75

Washington, Roxbury:

Arthur J. O'Neill, (R), District 69

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

CT Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Arthur J. Rocque, Jr., Commissioner
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
Housatonic (and Shepaug) Watershed Coordinator: Susan Peterson, 860-424-3854.

Bureau of Water Management: (860) 424-3704

Inland Water Resources Division:

Wetlands Section: (860) 424-3019

Dam Safety: (860) 424-3706

Municipal Government:

Waterbury:

Mayor Mike Jarjura
236 Grand St.
Waterbury, CT 06702
(203) 574-6712 Voice

Washington:

First Selectman Richard C. Sears
Bryan Memorial Town Hall
P.O. Box 383
Washington Depot, CT 06794
(860) 868-2259 Voice
(860) 868-3103 Fax

Roxbury:

First Selectman Barbara Henry
P.O. Box 203
Roxbury, CT 06783
(860) 354-9938 Voice