Conservation Commissions should consider the effect of climate change on natural resources and the solutions these resources provide when undertaking their duties of protecting and preserving biological diversity and natural resources
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Stormwater and Climate Resilience: Next Steps to Create a Municipal Stormwater Authority – Spanish Version
En 2021, la legislatura de Connecticut aprobÛ la P.A. 21-115 permitiendo a los municipios crear una autoridad de aguas pluviales al habilitar una comisiÛn o junta existente o al establecer una nueva autoridad de aguas pluviales. Las autoridades de aguas pluviales son reconocidas en todo Estados Unidos y en el extranjero como una herramienta para que las comunidades financien y gestionen la infraestructura de aguas pluviales y aumenten la resiliencia a los impactos del cambio clim·tico.
Branford Coastal Resiliency Reserve Fund – Planting Seeds for the Future
Branford has taken proactive steps to put plans in place with an eye to the future. In 2016 a Coastal Resilience Plan was developed to identify location specific and town-wide options for adaptation. An update to Branfordís Plan of Conservation and Development in 2019 considered the impact of sea-level rise to the townís vision for the future.
CIRCA Resilient Connecticut Project Factsheet
CIRCA, along with state agencies, regional Councils of Governments (COGs), and municipalities, initiated the Resilient Connecticut project in 2018. This project initially focused on areas impacted by Superstorm Sandy in New Haven and Fairfield Counties, but has since expand[1]ed to the rest of Connecticut. Activities include science-based risk assessments, community outreach, and pilot project designs. Products include maps, policy recommendations, and research. The goal of this work is to help decision makers prepare for changes in heat, flooding, and precipitation and advance planning for more resilient housing, transportation, and healthy communities.
CIRCA’s Resilient Connecticut Program Factsheet – Spanish Version
CIRCA, junto con agencias estatales, Consejos de Gobierno regionales (COG) y municipios, iniciÛ el proyecto Resilient Connecticut en 2018. Este proyecto se centra en las comunidades afectadas por la supertormenta Sandy en los condados de New Haven y Fairfield. Las actividades incluyen evaluaciones de riesgos basadas en la ciencia, alcance comunitario y diseÒos de proyectos piloto. Los productos incluyen mapas, recomendaciones de politicas e investigaciÛn acadÈmica. El objetivo de este trabajo es ayudar a quienes toman decisiones a prepararse para cambios en calor, inundaciones y precipitaciones, y planificaciÛn anticipada para viviendas m·s resilientes, transporte y comunidades saludables
Stormwater and Climate Resilience: Next Steps to Create a Municipal Stormwater Authority
In 2021, the Connecticut legislature passed P.A. 21-115 allowing municipalities to create a stormwater authority by enabling an existing commission or board or by establishing a new stormwater authority. Stormwater authorities are recognized throughout the United States and abroad as a tool for communities to finance and manage stormwater infrastructure and increase resilience to climate change impacts.
Implementing New Flood Prevention, Climate Resilience, and Erosion Control Boards Factsheet
Flood Prevention, Climate Resilience and Erosion Control Boards have expanded authority and new reporting requirements. Municipalities should be aware of the greater responsibilities when determining how best to integrate the expanded Board into their climate resilience strategy
Stormwater and Climate Resilience Factsheet
As the climate changes and precipitation becomes more intense, the impacts of stormwater runoff will become more frequent, severe, and widespread. Regulations to protect the environment require municipalities, developers, industry, and large commercial sites to take action to reduce stormwater entering waterways, but when storms are severe, the existing infrastructure may be inadequate. One way communities can address pollutants in runoff and improve resilience to extreme precipitation events is to upgrade stormwater management practices and infrastructure. But this takes dedicated funding
Stormwater and Climate Resilience – Spanish Version
A medida que el clima cambia y las precipitaciones se vuelven m·s intensas, los impactos de la escorrentÌa de aguas pluviales se volver·n m·s frecuentes, severos y generalizados. Las regulaciones para proteger el medio ambiente requieren que los municipios, los promotores, la industria y los grandes sitios comerciales tomen medidas para reducir las aguas pluviales que ingresan a las vÌas fluviales, pero cuando las tormentas son severas, la infraestructura existente puede ser inadecuada. Una forma en que las comunidades pueden abordar los contaminantes en la escorrentÌa y mejorar la resiliencia a los eventos extremos de precipitaciÛn es mejorar las pr·cticas de gestiÛn de aguas pluviales y la infraestructura. Pero esto requiere fondos dedicados. øQuÈ es una Autoridad de Aguas Pluviales
Energy Opportunities for Connecticut Municipalities in the Inflation Reduction Act Factsheet
The Inflation Reduction Act (ìIRAî), signed into law on August 16, 2022, was the largest climate change/clean energy investment bill ever passed in the United States. While private industry celebrated IRAís passage, it also includes significant benefits, both direct and indirect, for municipalities. Especially when applied in concert with the various Connecticut energy incentive programs, IRA provides an opportune moment for municipalities to consider local energy resilience and clean energy projects