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Norwalk City Shellfish Commission hears rainfall, enforcement and regional-harbor updates
Summary
Commission heard reports: November rainfall and two closures in Cook's Ground, a police arrest for shellfish regulation violations, updates on regional testing and grants, and the status of the Manresa Island DEEP stewardship permit and upcoming hearings.
The Norwalk City Shellfish Commission received reports on water-quality conditions, enforcement, regional programs and state-level policy developments during its December meeting.
Department of Health representative Bill reported November rainfall of 1.55 inches—below last year’s 4.14 and the historical average of 3.49 inches. He said two closures occurred on Nov. 26 and Nov. 30 in the Cook’s Ground area because the exceedance threshold is 0.5 inches; otherwise no bypasses were reported.
The police sergeant reported an arrest in a shellfish-regulation case. The arrestee was identified in the record as Michael Orvis; he was…
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