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Army Corps New England Quarterly Reports — State Update Reports (quarterly) provide snapshot of the missions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, for each of the six New England states: CT, RI, MA, ME, NH and VT.

• https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Media/State-Update-Reports/

Army Corps of Engineers — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - New England District

• https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/

Beach Water Quality — State Swimming Area Water Quality Report

• https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/State-Parks/Recreation-Information/State-Swimming-Area-Water-Quality-Report

Boating and Paddling — Connecticut  Dept of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) laws, requirements, boat launches, education

• https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Boating/Boating-and-Paddling

Boat Navigation Products & Services — NOAA's Navigation Products & Services for recreational boaters (FREE) via Twitter

• https://twitter.com/NOAAcharts/status/356761186164961280

Connecticut Boater's Guide - The Boater's Guide is currently available in digital book and PDF formats.

• https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Boating/Connecticut-Boaters-Guide

Boater's Guide - Chapter 5 — PART 5 - Rules of the Road and Navigation - https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/Boating/boating_guide/part5pdf.pdf

Cedar Island NY Times article — THE VIEW FROM: CEDAR ISLAND; WHERE TIME IS OUT OF JOINT, JUST AS IT SHOULD BE - New York Times, 31 July 1988

• https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/31/nyregion/the-view-from-cedar-island-where-time-is-out-of-joint-just-as-it-should-be.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2

CFE — Connecticut Fund for the Environment is Save the Sound - https://www.savethesound.org/

Climate Ready Estuaries Report — Efforts by the Long Island Sound Study and other estuary programs to adapt to climate change.

Climate Ready Estuaries Program - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - works to help the National Estuary Programs and all environmental mangers to address climate change in watersheds and coastal areas

• https://www.epa.gov/cre/about-climate-ready-estuaries-program

Climate Vulnerability Assessment Report - Prepared by the Morro Bay National Estuary Program for submittal to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), February 2016 (Updated March 2021) - Part of the Climate Ready Estuaries Program

• https://www.mbnep.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Climate_Report_Final_Draft_2021_1.pdf

Lessons Learned from the Climate Ready Estuaries Program: New England Climate Ready Estuaries - Published: December 2012

• https://toolkit.climate.gov/reports/lessons-learned-climate-ready-estuaries-program-new-england-climate-ready-estuaries

Clinton, CT — Town of Clinton's official web site - https://clintonct.org/

Clinton Dockmaster — Harbor Management Commission, Clinton CT -  https://clintonct.org/180/Harbor-Management-Commission

Coastal Habitats Defend U.S. Communities - Nature Climate Change 3:813-918. (2013)

• https://naturalcapitalproject.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/publications/arkema-coastaldefense.pdf

Coastal Nature Reduces Risk from Storm Impacts — New Study: Coastal Nature Reduces Risk from Storm Impacts for 1.3 Million U.S. Residents  https://blog.nature.org/2013/07/15/new-study-coastal-nature-reduce-risk-storm-united-states/#sthash.s0852MGU.dpuf

Connecticut Coastal Access Guide — Use the guide to identify sites open to the public for boating, swimming, fishing, hiking and other outdoor activities.  https://www.depdata.ct.gov/maps/coastalaccess/index.html

Coastal Access in Connecticut - This interactive map provides useful information about and directions to all of the shoreline sites in Connecticut that are open to the public.   - https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Coastal-Resources/Coastal-Access

Connecticut Coastal Management Manual - The Coastal Management Manual and makes reference to the Office of Long Island Sound Programs, which was changed to the Land & Water Resources Division (LWRD) in 2016, and the "high tide line", which was amended to to the "coastal jurisdiction line" (CJL) by Public Act No. 12-101, as the state regulatory limit for structures, dredging and fill activities in tidal, coastal, or navigable waters under Connecticut General Statutes section 22a-359 to section 22a-363h, inclusive. 

• https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Coastal-Resources/Coastal-Management/Connecticut-Coastal-Management-Manual

Coastal Permits Fact Sheet - Connecticut - https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Permits-and-Licenses/Factsheets-Long-Island-Sound/Coastal-Permits-Fact-Sheet

Coastal Permit Program - Connecticut Overview - regulates all activities conducted in tidal wetlands and in tidal, coastal, or navigable waters in Connecticut under the Structures, Dredging and Fill statutes, Connecticut General Statutes (CGS) Sections 22a-359 - 22a-363h, inclusive, and the Tidal Wetlands statutes, CGS Sections 22a-28 - 22a-35, inclusive - https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Coastal-Resources/Coastal-Permitting/Overview-of-the-Connecticut-Coastal-Permit-Program

Connecticut DEEP — Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection -- https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP

CT Saltwater Fishing Guide - Species Regulations - Marine Recreational Fisheries Regulations for 2023

• https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Fishing/Saltwater-Fishing-Guide/Species-Regulations

Enviro News Network — Environmental News Network - ENN - https://www.enn.com/

Fire Department — Clinton Volunteer Fire Department - https://clintonct.org/152/Fire-Emergency-Medical-Services - https://www.facebook.com/clintonctfire/

LIS Protection & Progress — Long Island Sound Study 2009-2010 Biennial Report 

- http://longislandsoundstudy.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GalleyFIN_lo_singles.pdf

Lobsters Find Utopia — Lobsters Find Utopia Off Maine, but Biologists See Trouble, 22 Aug 2011 

• https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/science/23lobster.html?_r=3&smid=tw-nytenvironment&seid=auto

Long Island Sound Resource Center — Central clearinghouse for information and data related to the Sound

Long Island Sound Seafloor Mapping Workshop — Long Island Sound Seafloor Mapping Workshop, Nov 2007

• https://lismap.uconn.edu/lis-mapping-initiative-background/

Long Island Sound Seafloor Mapping - This project began in April 2012 and is Ongoing 

• https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/mapping-long-island-sound-seafloor/

Long Island Sound Study (LISS) Seafloor Mapping - https://longislandsoundstudy.net/research-monitoring/seafloor-mapping/

Long Island Sound Study Biennial Report — Long Island Sound Study Annual and Biennial Reports - Year in Review

• https://longislandsoundstudy.net/category/media-center/annual-and-biennial-reports/

Long Island Sound Dredged Material Management Plan. (DMMP). Phase 2 Literature Review Update. June 2010. Prepared for: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

• https://www.usace.army.mil/Portals/74/docs/Topics/LISDMMP/STID1-LIS-DMMP-Phase2-Literature-Review.pdf

Mandates to Limit Water Pollution — State, federal mandates force town to take steps to limit water pollution, The Suffolk Times, 3 Feb 2012

• https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2012/02/state-federal-mandates-force-town-to-take-steps-to-limit-water-pollution/

Map of Clinton — Clinton Town Map - https://mailamap.com/street_maps/26/clinton-ct

Mapping the Seafloor - USGS U.S. Department of the Interior - https://www.usgs.gov/science/science-explorer/ocean/mapping-the-seafloor

Marine Reports: Marine Forecasts - Clinton CT Marine Forecast - https://myforecast.co/bin/marine_forecast.m?city=12671&metric=false

National Hurricane Center - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - U.S. Dept of Commerce

• https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

New Study: Coastal Nature Reduces Risk from Storm Impacts for 1.3 Million U.S. Residents — Coastal habitats shield people and property from sea-level rise and storms, says a new study from scientists at the Natural Capital Project and The Nature Conservancy

• https://blog.nature.org/2013/07/15/new-study-coastal-nature-reduce-risk-storm-united-states/#sthash.s0852MGU.dpuf

Notices to Fishermen — CT DEEP: Notices to Fishermen - https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Fishing/Notices-to-Fishermen

Osprey at Hammonasset — YouTube - Meigs Point Nature Center - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErUBGKiAl3Q

Osprey camera at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison - Menunkatuck Audubon Society - https://menunkatuck.org/hammo-osprey-cam

OSPREY NEST PLATFORMS Section 5.1.6, US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WILDLIFE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MANUAL TECHNICAL REPORT EL-86 21 

Permits and Licenses - Department of Energy & Environmental Protection - https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Permits-and-Licenses/Permits-and-Licenses

Public Notices - Department of Energy & Environmental Protection - https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/About/Public-Notices

Regulatory / State General Permits / Connecticut General Permit — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Programmatic General Permit Documents - Public

• https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/State-General-Permits/Connecticut-General-Permit/

Saltwater Fishing Guide - Species Regulations - Marine Recreational Fisheries Regulations for 2023

• https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Fishing/Saltwater-Fishing-Guide/Species-Regulations

Sea Conditions for Clinton, CT - Detailed Sea Conditions for Clinton over the next 2 days

• https://www.tide-forecast.com/locations/Clinton-Harbor-Connecticut/forecasts/latest

Seaweed: The New Trend in Water Purification — UConn Today, December 2010 - Efforts to improve water quality in the Sound by cultivating and harvesting algae to reduce (bioextract) nutrients in Long Island Sound - https://today.uconn.edu/2010/12/seaweed-the-new-trend-in-water-purification/

Sewage Disposal Regulations and Technical Standards for Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems - Connecticut Dept of Public Health - January 2018

• https://portal.ct.gov/dph/Environmental-Health/Environmental-Engineering/Environmental-Engineering----Subsurface-Sewage#47142

• www.ct.gov/dph/subsurfacesewage

About Your Septic System - Clinton Water Pollution Control - https://clintonct.org/475/About-Your-Septic-System

Septic System Homeowners’Guide -  EPA - www.epa.gov/septicsmart - Maintaining Your Septic System

• https://clintonct.org/DocumentCenter/View/1520/SepticSmart_LongHomeownerGuide_English508

Sewage [Onsite] Disposal System Maintenance Ordinance - Town of Clinton, CT

• https://clintonct.org/336/Pump-out-Ordinance

Sewage Disposal Systems Code - Town of Clinton, CT - Chapter 438 General Legislation

• https://ecode360.com/12948734#15593056

Sound Facts Archives - Long Island Sound Study - collection of facts about the health of Long Island Sound and its diverse habitat and wildlife

• https://longislandsoundstudy.net/category/sound-facts/

Sound Health Archives - Long Island Sound Study - The report looks at indicators of the Sound's health in the areas of water quality, coastal and animal populations, climate, habitats, and land use.

• https://longislandsoundstudy.net/category/media-center/other-reports/sound-health/

Sound Health 2010 — The report looks at indicators of the Sound’s health in the  areas of water quality, coastal and animal populations, habitats, and land use.

Sound Matters Newsletters - the newsletter of the Long Island Sound Study - https://longislandsoundstudy.net/category/media-center/newsletters/

Sound Outlook newsletters — electronic newsletter published three times each year by the DEEP Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse.  It addresses the water quality, coastal resources, and coastal uses of Long Island Sound.

Statistical model for monitoring shell disease in inshore lobster fisheries: A case study in Long Island Sound - NLM and NIH 

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5308772/

Tidal Wetlands Guidance — Tidal Wetlands Guidance by CT DEEP - Citizen responsibilities toward tidal wetlands

• https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/coastal-resources/Tidal_Wetlands/TW_Guidance.pdf

Tidal Wetland Restoration — Tidal Wetland Restoration by CT DEEP - returning the natural functions of former or degraded wetlands

• https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/coastal-resources/Tidal_Wetlands/TW_Restoration.pdf

Tide chart for Clinton - Showing low and high tide times for the next 30 days at Clinton. Tide Times are EDT.

• https://www.tide-forecast.com/locations/Clinton-Harbor-Connecticut/tides/latest

Tide times for Clinton Harbor, Connecticut - https://www.tide-forecast.com/locations/Clinton-Harbor-Connecticut/tides/latest

Tide Tables — Tide Table - Old Saybrook, Connecticut

• https://www.usharbors.com/harbor/connecticut/old-saybrook-ferry-point-ct/tides/#monthly-tide-chart

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1118 — National assessment of shoreline change; historical shoreline change along the New England and Mid-Atlantic coasts, 57 p - https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1118/

Webcam Live from Faulkner’s Island - The Faulkner Island Tern camera - Menunkatuck Audubon Society, McKinney NWR, and Faulkner's Light Brigade

• https://faulknerslight.org/faulkners-island-web-cam/

2011 Revisions to Connecticut’s Water Quality Standards — Under the federal Clean Water Act, the State is required to periodically update its Water Quality Standards to reflect that the latest scientific understanding of water pollution effects and to accommodate changes in state and federal law. The 2011 revisions were developed after consideration of public comments provided on proposed revisions to the Standards.

• https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Water/Water-Quality/Connecticut-Water-Quality-Standards-2011-Revisions

2023 CT Marine Fishing Regs — Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Marine Recreational Fisheries Regulations for 2023