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DEC outlines phase‑2 dam‑safety rule schedule, highlights $4.5M loan fund and major Waterbury project
Summary
Deputy Commissioner Neil Hammond told the committee the Department of Environmental Conservation will file phase‑2 dam‑safety rules this summer after stakeholder and peer review, defended the program’s flood-response work and staffing growth, and described a $4.5 million fund to support removal or restoration projects that remains subject to rule guidance for non‑emergency use.
The Department of Environmental Conservation briefed the committee on Feb. 6 about the status of dam‑safety rulemaking and capital work. Deputy Commissioner Neil Hammond said phase‑1 rules were promulgated in 2022; phase‑2 rules (technical engineering specifications for dam owners) are being drafted now with a stakeholder round planned for April, peer review by the National Association of Dam Safety Officials, public meetings in July and anticipated filing in summer with ICAR/ICAR review to follow.
Hammond defended the program’s pace by pointing to…
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