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Commission authorizes city staff to grant EnviroScience access for EPA wetlands assessment

City of Torrington Conservation Commission · March 25, 2026
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Summary

EnviroScience asked for permission to access the Cedar Swamp Wildlife Management Area for the U.S. EPA’s National Wetland Condition Assessment; the commission voted to authorize staff to complete permission paperwork and to require written authorization for field crews.

EnviroScience presented the protocol and access request for the U.S. EPA’s National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA) and the Torrington Conservation Commission voted to authorize staff to sign the city permission form.

Michael of EnviroScience explained the NWCA is a five-year rotating, statistically randomized wetlands assessment done for the EPA. He said the contractor team will sample vegetation plots, buffer…

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