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Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Agency
Welcome to the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Page!
Regulations and Bylaws
Wetlands Regulations - Adopted April 21, 2020 Wetlands Bylaws - Revised November 2022
Questions, concerns, or complaints about Wetland Areas? Scroll to bottom of page for agent contact information.
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Wetlands Application
Starting January 1, 2022, the Wetlands and Watercourses Agency has revised their Application. The document can be accessed here: 2022 Inlands Wetlands & Watercourses Application and Checklist Form. This document is available for pick up in the Planning and Zoning Office.
Special Meeting for a Land Use Training Workshop will be June 1, 2023 at 7 p.m.
Next Regular Meeting June 6, 2023.
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are prepared prior to each meeting, minutes are available following approval.
Next Regular Meeting Agenda (PDF)| All Agendas | Most Recent Minutes (PDF)
Please scroll down to see previous recordings, legal ads and legal action ads, master packets, and notice of actions.
Master Packet for 5/16/23
YouTube Link to view the meeting Live: YouTube Link for May 16, 2023
Click the link below for Public Instructions for Land Use Meetings
Public Instructions for Landuse Meetings
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Previous Meeting Documentation
May 16, 2023 - Regular Meeting
May 16, 2023 - Master Packet | May 16, 2023 - YouTube Link | May16, 2023 - Notice of Action |
May 16, 2023 - Legal Action Ad |
May 2, 2023 - Regular Meeting
May 2, 2023 - Master Packet | May 2, 2023 - YouTube Link | May 2, 2023 - Notice of Action |
May 2, 2023 - Legal Action Ad |
April 18, 2023
April 18, 2023 - Master Packet | April 18, 2023 - You Tube Link | April 18, 2023 - Notice of Action |
April 4, 2023 - Regular Meeting
April 4, 2023 - Legal Ad | April 4, 2023 - Master Packet | April 4, 2023 - YouTube Link |
April 4, 2023 - Notice of Action | April 4, 2023 - Legal Action Ad |
March 21, 2023 Regular Meeting
March 21, 2023 - Master Packet | March 21, 2023 - YouTube Link |
March 21, 2023 - Notice of Action | March 21, 2023 - Legal Action Ad |
March 7, 2023 - Cancelled
February 21, 2023 - Regular Meeting
February 21, 2023 - Master Packet | February 21, 2023 - YouTube Link | February 21, 2023 - Legal Action Ad |
February 21, 2023 - Notice of action |
February 7, 2023 - Regular Meeting
February 7, 2023 - Audio Recording |
February 7, 2023 - Master Packet | February 7, 2023 - Notice of Action |
February 7, 2023 - YouTube Link | February 7, 2023 - Legal Action Ad |
January 31, 2023 - Special Meeting
January 17, 2023 - Regular Meeting Cancelled
January 3, 2022 - Regular Meeting
January 3, 2022 - Master Packet | January 3, 2022 - Notice of Action |
January 3, 2022 - YouTube Link | January 3, 2022 - Legal Action Ad |
December 20, 2022 Regular Meeting - Cancelled
December 6, 2022 Regular Meeting
December 6, 2022 - Master Packet | December 6, 2022 - Notice of Action |
December 6, 2022 - YouTube Link | December 6, 2022 - Legal Action Ad |
November 15, 2022 Regular Meeting
November 15, 2022 - Legal Action Ad | November 15, 2022 - Notice of Action |
November 15, 2022 - Master Packet | November 15, 2022 - YouTube Link |
November 1, 2022 Regular Meeting
November 1, 2022 - Legal Action Ad | November 1, 2022 - Notice of Action |
November 1, 2022 - Master Packet | November 1, 2022 - YouTube Link |
October 18, 2022 Regular Meeting
October 18, 2022 - Legal Action Ad | October 18, 2022 - Notice of Action |
October 18, 2022 - Master Packet | October 18, 2022 - YouTube Link |
October 4, 2022 - Regular Meeting
October 4, 2022 - Legal Action Ad | October 4, 2022 - Notice of Action |
October 4, 2022 - Master Packet | October 4, 2022 - YouTube Link |
September 20, 2022 - Regular Meeting
September 20, 2022 - Legal Action Ad | September 20, 2022 - Notice of Action |
September 20, 2022 - Master Packet | September 20, 2022 - YouTube Link |
September 6, 2022 - Regular Meeting
September 6, 2022 - Legal Action Ad | September 6, 2022 - Notice of Action |
September 6, 2022 - Master Packet | September 6, 2022 - YouTube Link |
July 19, 2022 - Regular Meeting
July 19, 2022 - Legal Action Ad | July 19, 2022 - Notice of Action |
July 19, 2022 - Master Packet | July 19, 2022 - YouTube Link |
July 5, 2022 - Regular Meeting
July 5, 2022 - Legal Action Ad | July 5, 2022 - Notice of Action |
July 5, 2022 - Master Packet | July 5, 2022 - Recording |
June 21, 2022- Regular Meeting
June 21, 2022- Legal Action Ad | June 21, 2022- Notice of Action |
June 21, 2022- Master Packet | June 21, 2022- YouTube Link |
June 7, 2022- Regular Meeting
June 7, 2022- Legal Action Ad | June 7, 2022- Notice of Action |
June 7, 2022- Master Packet | June 7, 2022- YouTube Link |
May 17, 2022- Virtual Regular Meeting
May 17, 2022- Master Packet | May 17, 2022- Notice of Action | May 17, 2022-YouTube Link |
May 3, 2022- Cancelled.
April 19, 2022- Regular Meeting
April 19, 2022 - Legal Action Ad | April 19, 2022 - YouTube Link |
April 19, 2022 - Master Packet | April 19, 2022 - Notice of Action |
April 5, 2022 - Regular Meeting
April 5, 2022 -Legal Action Ad | April 5, 2022 - YouTube Link |
April 5, 2022 - Master Packet | April 5, 2022 - Notice of Action |
March 15, 2022- Regular Meeting
March 15, 2022- Master Packet | March 15, 2022- Notice of Action | March 15, 2022- YouTube Link |
March 1, 2022- Regular Meeting
March 1, 2022- Legal Action Ad | March 1, 2022- YouTube Link |
March 1, 2022 -Master Packet | March 1, 2022- Notice of Action |
February 15, 2022- Regular Meeting
February 15, 2022- Legal Action Ad | February 15, 2022- YouTube Link |
February 15, 2022- Master Packet | February 15, 2022- Notice of Action |
February 1, 2022 - Regular Meeting
February 1, 2022 - Legal Action Ad | February 1, 2022 - YouTube Link | February 1, 2022 - Recording |
February 1, 2022 - Master Packet | February 1, 2022 - Notice of Action |
January 18, 2022 - Regular Meeting
January 18, 2022 - Legal Ad | January 18, 2022 - Legal Action Ad | January 18, 2022 - Recording |
January 18, 2022 - Master Packet | January 18, 2022 - Notice of Action | January 18, 2022- YouTube Link |
January 4, 2022 - Regular Meeting
January 4, 2022 - Legal Action Ad | January 4, 2022 - YouTube Link |
January 4, 2022 - Master Packet | January 4, 2022 - Notice of Action |
December 21, 2021 - Regular Meeting
December 21, 2021 - Legal Action Ad | December 21, 2021 - YouTube Link | December 21, 2021 - Recording |
December 21, 2021 - Master Packet | December 21, 2021 - Notice of Action |
December 7, 2021 - Regular Meeting
December 7, 2021 - Legal Action Ad | December 7, 2021 - YouTube Link |
December 7, 2021 - Master Packet | December 7, 2021 - Notice of Action |
November 16, 2021 - Regular Meeting
November 16, 2021 - Legal Ad | November 16, 2021 - Legal Action Ad | November 16, 2021 - Recording |
November 16, 2021 - Master Packet | November 16, 2021 - Notice of Decision |
November 3, 2021 - Special Meeting
November 3, 2021 - Legal Ad | November 3, 2021 - Legal Action Ad | November 3, 2021 - YouTube Link |
November 3, 2021 - Master Packet | November 3, 2021 - Notice of Action |
October 19, 2021 - Regular Meeting
October 19, 2021 - Legal Action Ad | October 19, 2021 - YouTube Link |
October 19, 2021 - Master Packet | October 19, 2021 - Notice of Action |
October 5, 2021 - Regular Meeting
October 5, 2021 - Legal Ad | October 5, 2021 - Legal Action Ad |
October 5, 2021 - Notice of Action | October 5, 2021 - YouTube Link |
September 21, 2021 - Regular Meeting
Sept. 21st 2021 - Legal Action Ad | September 21, 2022 - YouTube Link |
September 21, 2021 - Master Packet | September 21, 2021 - Notice of Action |
September 7, 2021 - Regular Meeting
September 7, 2021 - Legal Action Ad | September 7, 2021 - Recording |
September 7, 2021 - Master Packet | September 7, 2021 - Notice of Action |
July 20, 2021 - Regular Meeting
July 20, 2021 - Master Packet | July 20, 2021 - Notice of Action | July 20, 2021 - Recording |
June 15, 2021 - Cancelled
June 1, 2021 - Cancelled
May 18, 2021 - Cancelled
May 4, 2021 - Regular Meeting
May 4, 2021 - Legal Action Ad | May 4, 2021 - YouTube Link |
May 4, 2021 - Master Packet | May 4, 2021 - Notice of Action |
April 20, 2021 - Regular Meeting
April 20, 2021 - Legal Action Ad | April 20, 2021 - YouTube Link |
April 20, 2021 - Master Packet | April 20, 2021 - Notice of Action |
April 6, 2021 - Regular Meeting
April 6, 2021 - Legal Action Ad | April 6, 2021 - YouTube Link |
April 6, 2021 - Master Packet | April 6, 2021 - Notice of Action |
March 16, 2021 - Regular Meeting
March 16, 2021 - Legal Action Ad | March 16, 2021 - YouTube Link |
March 16, 2021 - Master Packet | March 16, 2021 - Notice of Action |
March 2, 2021 - Cancelled
February 16, 2021 - Cancelled
February 2, 2021 - Regular Meeting
February 2, 2021 - Legal Ad | February 2, 2021 - Legal Action Ad | February 2, 2021 - YouTube Link |
February 2, 2021 - Master Packet | February 2, 2021 - Notice of Action |
January 19, 2021 - Regular Meeting
January 19, 2021 - Legal Ad | January 19, 2021 - Legal Action Ad | January 19, 2021 - YouTube Link |
January 19, 2021 - Master Packet | January 19, 2021 - Notice of Action |
January 5, 2021 - Regular Meeting
January 5, 2021 - Legal Ad | January 5, 2021 - Legal Action Ad | January 5, 2021 - YouTube Link |
January 5, 2021 - Master Packet | January 5, 2021 - Notice of Action |
December 15, 2020 - Regular Meeting
December 15, 2020 - Legal Ad | December 15, 2020 - Legal Action Ad | December 15, 2020 - YouTube Link |
December 15, 2020 - Master Packet | December 15, 2020 - Notice of Action |
December 1, 2020 - Cancelled
November 17, 2020 - Cancelled
November 4, 2020 - Special Meeting
November 4, 2020 - Legal Ad | November 4, 2020 - Legal Action Ad | November 4, 2020 - YouTube Link |
November 4, 2020 - Master Packet | November 4, 2020 - Notice of Action |
October 21, 2020 - Special Meeting
October 21, 2020 - Legal Ad | October 21, 2020 - Legal Action Ad | October 21, 2020 - YouTube Link |
October 21, 2020 - Master Packet | October 21, 2020 - Notice of Action |
October 6, 2020 - Regular Meeting
October 6, 2020 - Legal Ad | October 6, 2020 - Legal Action Ad | October 6, 2020 - YouTube Link |
October 6, 2020 - Master Packet | October 6, 2020 - Notice of Action |
September 16, 2020 - Special Meeting
September 16, 2020 - Legal Ad | September 16, 2020 - Legal Action Ad | September 16, 2020 - YouTube Link |
September 16, 2020 - Master Packet | September 16, 2020 - Notice of Action |
September 1, 2020 - Regular Meeting
September 1, 2020 - Legal Ad | September 1, 2020 - Legal Action Ad | September 1, 2020 - YouTube Link |
September 1, 2020 - Master Packet | September 1, 2020 - Notice of Action |
August 5, 2020 - Special Meeting
August 5, 2020 - Legal Action Ad | August 5, 2020 - YouTube Link |
August 5, 2020 - Master Packet | August 5, 2020 - Notice of Action |
July 21, 2020 - Regular Meeting
July 21, 2020 - Master Packet | Notice of Action Regular Meeting | July 21, 2020 - YouTube Link |
July 7, 2020 - Regular Meeting
July 7, 2020 - Master Packet | July 7, 2020 - Notice of Action | July 7, 2020 - YouTube Link |
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Staff Liaison and Wetlands Agent: Georgienna Driver; (860) 253-6356 or Email questions/concerns to gdriver@enfield.org
Duties
Recognizing the importance of inland wetlands and watercourses to the health of the environment and quality of life in Enfield, the Town Council established, by ordinance, the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency. The authority for creating this local regulatory agency comes from CT General Statutes, Sections 22a-36 to 22a-45 inclusive.
The duties of this agency involve carrying out and effectuating the purpose and policies of "The Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act" of the state, which also recognizes the importance of protecting and preserving these features in the public interest, for the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the state.
The agency is responsible for regulating and permitting any proposed clearing, filling, excavation, paving, grading and discharge of storm water in and within 100 feet of any wetlands and/or watercourses. This 100 foot "regulated upland review area" extends to 200’ for proposed activities along the Connecticut and Scantic Rivers, Beamans Brook and Freshwater Brook, upstream of Elm Street crossing (excluding tributaries). Activities occurring outside of these upland review areas that still have potential to negatively impact wetlands and/or watercourses may also be regulated by this agency.
Agency Powers
The agency enforces all provisions of the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act and shall issue, with or without modifications, or deny permits for all regulated activities involving inland wetlands, watercourses and upland review areas in the Town of Enfield. The agency also provides, through regulation, the manner in which the boundaries of inland wetland and watercourse areas in the town shall be established, amended or changed.
Additional Information
Vernal Pool presentation sponsored by the Conservation Commission: YouTube Link and PowerPoint Presentation.