Environmental Protection Commission

2019 Meeting Schedule and Application Deadlines

Channel 79 occasionally records public hearings; a link to those videos is here.

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The Darien Advisory Committee on Sustainability invites you to learn why...

Water-every drop counts!

There are many ways to save water and they all start with you!

Join us to learn and in the meantime, take this brief SURVEY on water usage.

Thursday, August 15th at 7:00pm
35 Leroy Ave- Board of Education Meeting Room

Opening remarks by First Selectman Jayme Stevenson

Carolyn Bayne, Moderator
Twig Holland, Aquarion Water
Nisha Nalawade, DHS Senior
Deepika Saksena & Juliet Cain, Darien Pollinator Pathway

This event is co-sponsored by the Darien Nature Center and Darien Pollinator Pathway.
(10 native plants will be given away, courtesy of Darien Pollinator Pathway)

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Members
(3-year term)

Eric Joosten (R), Chairman -- Exp. 6/30/2021
James Millard (R), Vice Chair -- Exp. 6/30/2019
Susan Mackenzie (U) -- Exp. 6/30/2021
Gunnar Edelstein (R) -- Exp. 6/30/2020
Michael Ervin (R) -- Exp.6/30/2019
Kelly Zitzmann -- Exp. 6/30/2021

Ex-officio Members

(per Section 22-22 of the Town Code of Ordinances)

Jayme Stevenson, First Selectman
Edward L. Gentile, Jr., P.E., Public Works Director
Stephen Olvany, Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission

Important Invasive Plant Resources
UCONN Invasive Plant List
Mobile Apps for Invasive Plant Identification
Photos of Invasive Plants
CT DEEP Invasive Plant Resource Page

Forms and Documents

Listing files in 'Environmental Protection Commission'

Connecticut Invasive Plant List - October 2018 - uploaded on 4/10/2019 10:18 AM
EPC Application - uploaded on 3/19/2019 3:08 PM
EPC Application Fees - uploaded on 3/19/2019 3:12 PM

Effective March 31, 2019
EPC Instruction Sheet - uploaded on 7/27/2016 10:13 AM

To be used with the application form.
Flaherty Report on Flooding Issues in Darien - uploaded on 12/10/2015 11:20 AM
Flood & Erosion Regulations - uploaded on 7/27/2016 10:19 AM

Adopted August 6, 2008
Flood Mitigation Strategy Committee recommendations - May 14, 2010 - uploaded on 12/10/2015 11:20 AM
Pamphlet--Environmental Protection Commission Brochure - uploaded on 3/19/2019 3:13 PM

Regarding wetlands (also available in the Planning & Zoning Office).
Press Release: Leaves in Watercourses and Ponds - uploaded on 7/27/2016 12:24 PM

July 2016
Town of Darien Inland Wetlands & Watercources Regulations - uploaded on 9/29/2017 10:22 AM

Adopted April 2016
Town of Darien Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Map - uploaded on 7/17/2019 12:30 PM

Effective June 13, 2019

*Times are adjusted to the local time of the organization (GMT -5)

Link to help you prepare a list of neighbors within 100 feet of your property: Abutter's Tool.
You should check this information with the Assessor's Office to ensure that you have the most recent and up-to-date information. The information on the web was last updated August 1, 2018 for both parcel mapping and ownership data.

This page last updated September 4, 2019