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79 Elm Street • Hartford, CT 06106-5127 www.ct.gov/deep Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
STATEWIDE INLAND WETLANDS & WATERCOURSES
ACTIVITY REPORTING FORM
Pursuant to section 22a-39(m) of the General Statutes of Connecticut and section 22a-39-14 of the
Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, inland wetlands agencies must complete the Statewide
Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Activity Reporting Form for each action taken by such agency.
This form may be made part of a municipality's inland wetlands application package. If the municipality
chooses to do this, it is recommended that a copy of the Town and Quadrangle Index of Connecticut
and a copy of the municipality's subregional drainage basin map be included in the package.
Please remember, the inland wetlands agency is responsible for ensuring that the information provided
is accurate and that it reflects the final action of the agency. Incomplete or incomprehensible forms will
be mailed back to the agency. Instructions for completing the form are located on the following pages.
The inland wetlands agency shall mail completed forms for actions taken during a calendar month no
later than the 15th day of the following month to the Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection (DEEP). Do not mail this cover page or the instruction pages. Please mail only the
completed reporting form to:
DEEP Land & Water Resources Division
Inland Wetlands Management Program
79 Elm Street, 3rd Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
Questions may be directed to the DEEP's Inland Wetlands Management Program at (860) 424-3019.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING
THE STATEWIDE INLAND WETLANDS & WATERCOURSES ACTIVITY REPORTING FORM
Use a separate form to report EACH action taken by the Agency. Complete the form as described below.
Do NOT submit a reporting form for withdrawn actions.
PART I: Must Be Completed By The Inland Wetlands Agency
1.Choose the year and month the Inland Wetlands Agency took the action being reported. If multiple actions were takenregarding the same project or activity then multiple forms need to be completed.
2.Choose ONE code letter to describe the final action or decision taken by the Inland Wetlands Agency. Do NOT submit
a reporting form for withdrawn actions. Do NOT enter multiple code letters (for example, if the same project or activityhad both a permit issued and enforcement action, submit two forms for the two separate actions).
A = A Permit Granted by the Inland Wetlands Agency (not including map amendments, see code D below)
B = Any Permit Denied by the Inland Wetlands Agency
C = A Permit Renewed or Amended by the Inland Wetlands Agency
D = A Map Amendment to the Official Town Wetlands Map - or -
An Approved/Permitted Wetland or Watercourse Boundary Amendment to a Project Site Map
E = An Enforcement Action: Permit Revocation, Citation, Notice of Violation, Order, Court Injunction, or Court Fines
F = A Jurisdictional Ruling by the Inland Wetlands Agency (activities "permitted as of right" or activities
considered non-regulated)
G = An Agent Approval pursuant to CGS 22a-42a(c)(2)
H = An Appeal of Agent Approval Pursuant to 22a-42a(c)(2)
3.Check "yes" if a public hearing was held in regards to the action taken; otherwise check "no".
4.Enter the name of the Inland Wetlands Agency official verifying that the information provided on this form is accurateand that it reflects the FINAL action of the agency.
PART II: To Be Completed By The Inland Wetlands Agency Or The Applicant - If Part II is completed by the applicant,
the applicant MUST return the form to the Inland Wetlands Agency. The Inland Wetlands Agency MUST ensure that the
information provided is accurate and that it reflects the FINAL action of the Agency.
5.Enter the name of the municipality for which the Inland Wetlands Agency has jurisdiction and in which the
action/project/activity is occurring.
Check "yes" if the action/project/activity crosses municipal boundaries and enter the name(s) of the other
municipality(ies) where indicated. Check "no" if it does not cross municipal boundaries.
6.Enter the USGS Quad Map name or number (1 through 115) as found on the Connecticut Town and Quadrangle Index
Map (the directory to all USGS Quad Maps) that contains the location of the action/project/activity. USGS Quad Map
information is available at: https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/deep/gis/resources/IndexNamedQuadTownpdf.pdf
ALSO enter the four-digit identification number of the corresponding Subregional Drainage Basin in which the action/
project/activity is located. If located in more than one subregional drainage basin, enter the number of the basin in which
the majority of the action/project/activity is located. Town subregional drainage basin maps can be found at UConn
CLEAR’s website: https://media.clear.uconn.edu/data/watershed_maps/index.htm (no roads depicted) or at CTECO:
http://www.cteco.uconn.edu/map_catalog.asp (depicts roads, choose town and a natural drainage basin map).
7.Enter the name of the individual applying for, petitioning, or receiving the action.
8.Enter the name and address or location of the action/project/activity. Check if the action/project/activity is TEMPORARY
or PERMANENT in nature. Also provide a brief DESCRIPTION of the action/project/activity. It is always best to provide as much information as possible (for example, don't state "forestry," provide details such as "20 acre forest harvest,
permit required for stream crossing.")
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9.Carefully review the list below and enter ONLY ONE code letter which best characterizes the action/project/activity. All
state agency projects must code "N".
A = Residential Improvement by Homeowner
B = New Residential Development for Single Family Units
C = New Residential Development for Multi-Family / Condos
D = Commercial / Industrial Uses
E = Municipal Project
F = Utility Company Project
G = Agriculture, Forestry or Conservation
I = Storm Water / Flood Control
J = Erosion / Sedimentation Control
K = Recreation / Boating / Navigation
L = Routine Maintenance
M = Map Amendment
N = State Agency Project
P = Other (this code includes the approval of concept,
H = Wetland Restoration, Enhancement, Creation subdivision or similar plans with no on-the-ground work)
10.Enter between one and four code numbers to best characterize the action/project/activity being reported. Enter "NA" ifthis form is being completed for the action of map amendment. You MUST provide code 12 if the activity is located inan established upland review area. You MUST provide code 14 if the activity is located beyond the established
upland review area or no established upland review area exists.
1 = Filling
2 = Excavation
3 = Land Clearing / Grubbing (no other activity)
4 = Stream Channelization
5 = Stream Stabilization (includes lakeshore stabilization) 6 = Stream Clearance (removal of debris only) 7 = Culverting (not for roadways)
8 = Underground Utilities Only (no other activities)
9 = Roadway / Driveway Construction (including related
culverts)
10 = Drainage Improvements
11 = Pond, Lake Dredging / Dam Construction
12 = Activity in an Established Upland Review Area
14 = Activity in Upland
Examples: Jurisdictional ruling allowing construction of a parking lot in an upland where the municipality does not have an established upland review area must use code 14, other possible codes are 2 and 10. Permitted construction of a free standing
garage (residential improvement by homeowner) partially in an established upland review area with the remainder in the upland must use code 12 and 14, other possible codes are 1 and 2.
11.Leave blank for TEMPORARY alterations but please indicate action/project/activity is temporary under question #8 on
the form. For PERMANENT alterations, enter in acres the area of wetland soils or watercourses altered. Include areasthat are permanently altered, or are proposed to be, for all agency permits, denials, amendments, renewals,
jurisdictional rulings, and enforcement actions. For those activities that involve filling or dredging of lakes, ponds orsimilar open water bodies enter the acres filled or dredged under "open water body." For those activities that involve
directly altering a linear reach of a brook, river, lakeshore or similar linear watercourse, enter the total linear feet alteredunder "stream." Remember, these figures represent only the acreage altered, not the total acreage of wetlands or
watercourses on the site. You MUST provide all information in ACRES (or linear feet as indicated) including thoseareas less than one acre. To convert from square feet to acres, divide square feet by the number 43,560. If this report
is being completed for an agency jurisdictional ruling and detailed information is not available, provide an estimate.Enter zero if there is no alteration.
12.Enter in acres the area of upland altered as a result of an ACTIVITY REGULATED BY the inland wetlands agency, or
as a result of an AGENT APPROVAL pursuant to CGS section 22a-42a(c)(2). Leave blank for TEMPORARYalterations but please indicate action/project/activity is temporary under question #8 on the form. Include areas that are
permanently altered, or proposed to be permanently altered, for all agent approvals, agency permits, denials,amendments, renewals, jurisdictional rulings, and enforcement actions. You MUST provide all information in ACRES
including those areas less than one acre. See directions above (#11) for conversion factor. If this report is beingcompleted for an agent approval or an agency jurisdictional ruling and detailed information is not available, provide an
estimate. Enter zero if there is no alteration.
13.Enter the acres that are, or are proposed to be, restored, enhanced or created for all agency permits, denials,amendments, renewals, jurisdictional rulings and enforcement actions. NOTE restored or enhanced applies to
previously existing wetlands or watercourses. Created applies to a non-wetland or non-watercourse area which isconverted into wetlands or watercourses. For created - question #10 must provide 12 and/or 14 as an answer, and
question #12 must also be answered. You MUST provide all information in ACRES including those areas less than oneacre. See directions above (#11) for conversion factor. Enter zero if there is no restoration, enhancement or creation.
PART III: To Be Completed By The DEEP - Please leave this area blank. Incomplete or incomprehensible forms
will be mailed back to the inland wetlands agency.
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79 Elm Street • Hartford, CT 06106-5127 www.ct.gov/deep Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
Statewide Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Activity Reporting Form
Please complete this form in accordance with the instructions on pages 2 and 3 and mail to:
DEEP Land & Water Resources Division, Inland Wetlands Management Program, 79 Elm Street, 3rd Floor, Hartford, CT 06106
Incomplete or incomprehensible forms will be mailed back to the inland wetlands agency.
PART I: Must Be Completed By The Inland Wetlands Agency
1.DATE ACTION WAS TAKEN: year: ______________month: ______________
2.ACTION TAKEN (see instructions - one code only): ______________
3.WAS A PUBLIC HEARING HELD (check one)? yes no
4.NAME OF AGENCY OFFICIAL VERIFYING AND COMPLETING THIS FORM:
(print name)(signature) ________________________________________________
PART II: To Be Completed By The Inland Wetlands Agency Or The Applicant
5.TOWN IN WHICH THE ACTIVITY IS OCCURRING (print name): _____________________________________________________
does this project cross municipal boundaries (check one)? yes no
if yes, list the other town(s) in which the activity is occurring (print name(s)): ____________________, ______________________
6.LOCATION (see instructions for information): USGS quad name: _______________________________ or number: __________
subregional drainage basin number: _______________________
7.
8.
9.ACTIVITY PURPOSE CODE (see instructions - one code only): ___________
10.ACTIVITY TYPE CODE(S) (see instructions for codes): __________, __________, __________, __________
11.WETLAND / WATERCOURSE AREA ALTERED (see instructions for explanation, must provide acres or linear feet):
12.UPLAND AREA ALTERED (must provide acres): ____________ acres
13.AREA OF WETLANDS / WATERCOURSES RESTORED, ENHANCED OR CREATED (must provide acres): ____________ acres
DATE RECEIVED: PART III: To Be Completed By The DEEP DATE RETURNED TO DEEP:
FORM COMPLETED: YES NO FORM CORRECTED / COMPLETED: YES NO
GIS CODE #: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ For DEEP Use Only
NAME OF APPLICANT, VIOLATOR OR PETITIONER (print name): __________________________________________________
NAME & ADDRESS OF ACTIVITY / PROJECT SITE (print information): ________________________________________________
briefly describe the action/project/activity (check and print information): temporary permanent description: ____________
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wetlands: ____________ acres open water body: ____________ acres stream: ____________ linear feet