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The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) was created by Public Act 11-80.  Effective July 1, 2011, DEEP brings together the former Departments of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Public Utility Control (DPUC) along with the energy policy group from the Office of Policy and Management (OPM). 

 

DEEP will allow us to integrate energy and environmental policies and programs in a more systematic, proactive, and coherent manner. Many of the pollution problems that we face are a function of our energy choices, particularly the burning of fossil fuels and the integration of energy and environmental policymaking will give us a better structure for decision-making and position our state as a national leader on these issues.

 

We are in the process of consolidating information from the DEP and DPUC websites into our new DEEP website.  Until the consolidation is complete, the DEP and DPUC websites will be routinely updated and available for your review.  Please continue to check back here for the most up-to-date information.

Latest News

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 DEEP Completes 2012 Catfish Stockings    The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced that 20,000 channel catfish were stocked into eighteen lakes and ponds located throughout the State on Monday, May 21 Friday, May 18, 2012 DEEP Announces Winner of 2013 Connecticut Duck Stamp Art Contest    On May 11, 2012, a panel of judges selected the winning artwork for the inaugural Connecticut Duck Stamp Art Contest, sponsored by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). Friday, May 18, 2012 Lifetime State Park Passes Available for Veterans with Service-connected Disabilities    The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that lifetime state park passes are available free of charge to state residents who are military Veterans with a service connected disability. Thursday, May 17, 2012 DEEP Gives Advice on Young Wild Animals in Spring    Spring and summer are busy times for people and animals. Many animals are setting up territories, building nests, or finding den sites to give birth and raise their young Wednesday, May 16, 2012 House to Serve as Chairman Of Connecticut’s Utility Regulatory Agency    Arthur H. House of Simsbury is the new chairman of the state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). Wednesday, May 16, 2012 State Agencies Stepping Up Efforts to Detect Invasive Emerald Ash Borer Beetles    The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) along with The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) and the University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System today announced 590 detection traps will soon be set out across the state to monitor for the presence of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) in Connecticut. Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Burlington Man Charged in Shooting of Bear    A Burlington man was arrested on May 15 on charges of illegally killing a black bear.