The 2002 Connecticut Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (DEP Bulletin 34) are intended to provide information to government agencies and the public on soil erosion and sediment control. These guidelines fulfill the requirements of Connecticut’s Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act (§§ 22a-325 through 22a-329 of the Connecticut General Statutes). Additionally, they are required as the technical standard to be complied with in many municipal planning and zoning regulations and in many permits issued by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection associated with land development.

Availability: The Guidelines are no longer available for purchase in hard copy.  A preliminary electronic version of the Guidelines in now available on-line.   We expect to have a fully bookmarked and linked version available on-line by the end of May 2008, and a fully bookmarked and linked version with AutoCad drawings available on CD for sale at the DEP Store shortly thereafter.  Please periodically check this page to confirm availability.

To view a printed copy of the Guidelines at a local library, you can go to the Connecticut State Library website and select the "iCONN" link from the right column.  In the resulting search window, type 2002 Connecticut Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control and then select Search.  Select from the results and then scroll down to find the closest location to view the Guidelines.

View the Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control 

Introduction and Table of Contents  (PDF, 68K)

Chapters 1 through 5  (PDF, 10847K)

Appendices A through K   (PDF, 1089K)

Appendices L through M  (PDF, 3948K)

Notice of Printing Error:  Several copies of the 2002 Erosion and Sediment Control Guidelines have printing errors where some pages were not printed resulting in two consecutive blank pages facing each other.  Due to the nature of the printing error, four (4) sets of blank pages would be found alternating with printed pages. Please page through your books. If you find such an error, please call (860) 424-3706 to make arrangements for replacement pages.

Errata sheet for Erosion and Sediment Control Guidelines

To notify DEP of additional errors or to provide comments, send an e-mail to marla.butts@po.state.ct.us