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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Congressionally Directed Spending – Fiscal Year 2023

Listed below are the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies projects Senator Blumenthal has submitted to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Senate Appropriations Committee selects the final projects from the projects submitted by all senators. Therefore, neither submission of an application nor Senator Blumenthal’s approved list of projects are guaranteed for final funding.

Projects are listed in alphabetical order. 

Antiquarian and Landmarks Society - Coventry, CT

  • Amount Requested: $300,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support restoration and renovation at the Nathan Hale Homestead.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $500,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will repair the interior and exterior structural issues at the Perry Memorial Arch.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Bridgeport Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $3,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support upgrading the West Side Wastewater Treatment Facility in Bridgeport, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Stamford - Stamford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the siting, design, and construction of up to 50 bioswales in Stamford, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Office of Policy and Management - CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,500,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the update of Connecticut’s State Water Plan.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Fish and Wildlife Service - Haddam and East Hampton, CT

  • Amount Requested: $4,500,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the federal acquisition and conservation of approximately 790 acres of land for the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Groundwork Bridgeport  - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $153,229
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the growth of Bridgeport’s Tree Corps stewardship program, in Bridgeport, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Mystic Seaport Museum - Mystic, CT

  • Amount Requested: $110,730
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the restoration of the Emma C. Berry National Historic Landmark vessel.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) - Seymour, CT; Ansonia, CT; and Derby, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,500,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the design and construction of connecting existing wastewater collection systems in Seymour, Derby and Ansonia.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) - Naugatuck Valley Region, CT

  • Amount Requested: $92,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the creation of a regional inventory of open space parcels in the Naugatuck Valley region.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) - Naugatuck Valley Region, CT

  • Amount Requested: $100,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will use existing and new data to assess the extent and condition of the region’s tree canopy.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Norwich Public Utilities (NPU) - Norwich, CT

  • Amount Requested: $800,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the creation of a water interconnection between the Groton and Norwich water systems.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Norwich Public Utilities (NPU) - Norwich, CT

  • Amount Requested: $800,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will re-line a portion of NPU’s wastewater system.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Save the Sound - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $200,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the development of bioswales in Bridgeport, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Save the Sound - Hamden, CT

  • Amount Requested: $80,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the construction of green stormwater infrastructure at Town Center Park in Hamden, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

School Hill Association - East Windsor, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,200,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the connection of 31 homes and 87 residents up to Connecticut water.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,500,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will provide a new water transmission main across the Connecticut River to supply drinking water to East Hartford, South Windsor, Glastonbury, and Portland.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The South Central Regional Water Authority - New Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,640,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the replacement of the Route 80 Control Valve facility in New Haven, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The South Central Regional Water Authority - New Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,760,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the construction of a pump station.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The South Central Regional Water Authority - Seymour, CT

  • Amount Requested: $716,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will replace the generator and fuel tank at the Regional Water Authority’s Seymour wellfield treatment facility.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The South Central Regional Water Authority - North Branford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,152,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the replacement of the influent valves at Lake Gilliard Water Treatment Plant in North Branford, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The South Central Regional Water Authority - North Branford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $4,880,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the replacement of the existing HVAC system at the Lake Gaillard Water Treatment Plant (LGWTP) in North Branford, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The South Central Regional Water Authority - North Branford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $6,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support upgrading the Lake Gaillard Water Treatment Plant’s washwater clarifiers and Recycle Pump Station (RPS).
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Monroe - Monroe, CT

  • Amount Requested: $200,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the replacement of the septic system at the Monroe Senior Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Old Lyme - Old Lyme, CT

  • Amount Requested: $11,200,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a regional wastewater project to sewer coastal parcels.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Prospect - Prospect, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the installation of a new sewer line.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Torrington WPCA - Torrington, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,600,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the construction of the Harris Road Pump Station Upgrade.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Winchester - Winchester, CT

  • Amount Requested: $560,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the installation of a sewer line on Rowley Street in Winchester, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Winchester - Winchester, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,600,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support Winchester’s North Main Street water main rehabilitation.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Winchester - Winchester/Winsted, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,600,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the rehabilitation of the North Main Street water main and replacement of old water lines in Winchester, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Western CT Council of Governments - Sandy Hook, CT

  • Amount Requested: $200,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support conducting a sanitary sewer feasibility study.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.