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Harbor commissioners press for clearer municipal authority as DEEP issues Manresa Island remediation order
Summary
A Harbor Management Commission member told Norwalk’s Shellfish Commission that a DEEP stewardship order for Manresa Island appears to require remediation of contaminated marine sediments and that the commission is pursuing legislation to clarify municipal harbor review authority.
Jeff Stedman, a member of the Harbor Management Commission, told the Norwalk Shellfish Commission on Jan. 8 that the Norwalk River Watershed Initiative update is nearing a draft with policy and strategy language and that local advocates hope it will emphasize stormwater controls and resilience.
Stedman said turnout at a Dec. 17 public meeting at the Comstock Center in Wilton was low but that interested residents and commissioners discussed using school programs and poster displays about Norwalk’s natural shellfish beds to strengthen public engagement. “I think that’s a significant initiative that we should all be supportive of when the final draft…
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