GRS Projects - Connecticut

This page summarizes active and completed GRS Development and Testing projects in Connecticut and provides a link to all final GRS documents. Contact EPA Region 1 or Nuka Research via the information provided on the Home Page to obtain additional information on previously completed projects (e.g., meeting summaries and site selection matrices).

Active Projects

Test three (3) GRS for sections of Housatonic River

The Initial Planning Meeting (IPM) for the Housatonic River GRS Testing Project was held via Zoom on March 6, 2025. During this meeting, the project's Exercise Planning Team (EPT) selected three tactics from three Housatonic River GRS (listed below) for testing. Testing is tentatively scheduled for May 20-22, 2025. Additional information on this project will be posted soon.

HR-CT-01 Housatonic Meadows State Park HR-CT-02 Addis Park

HR-CT-04 Sunnyside Twomile Brook

Completed Projects

2022 - 2023 Connecticut River GRS Development Project

This project was completed in 2023. The 15 Geographic Response Strategies that were developed are listed below and available at the Regional Response Team 1 website located here.

CR-CT-01 Barnes Boat Launch

CR-CT-02 Windsor Locks Canal

CR-CT-03 Kings Island Boat Launch

CR-CT-04 Windsor Meadows Boat Launch

CR-CT-05 Hartford Riverside Park

CR-CT-06 Hartford Great River Park

CR-CT-07 Hartford Charter Oak Landing

CR-CT-08 Cove Park

CR-CT-09 Keeney Cove (A117) Crow Point Cove

CR-CT-10A Mattabessett River

CR-CT-10B Pecausette Meadows (A118)

CR-CT-11 Haddam Meadows Boat Launch

CR-CT-12A Salmon Cove (A119)

CR-CT-12B East Haddam Public Launch

CR-CT-13 Parkers Point/Champman Pond (A120)

CR-CT-14 Hamburg Cove (A124)

CR-CT-15 South and Middle Cove (A110)

2018 - 2019 Housatonic & Naugatuck River GRS Development Project

This project was completed in 2019. The 10 Geographic Response Strategies that were developed are listed below and available at the Regional Response Team 1 website located here.

Housatonic River

HR-CT-01 Housatonic Meadows State Park

HR-CT-02 Addis Park

HR-CT-03 Indian Wells State Park

HR-CT-04 Sunnyside

Naugatuck River

NR-CT-01 Torrington

NR-CT-02 Chase Brass

NR-CT-03 Waterbury

NR-CT-04 Naugatuck

NR-CT-05 Riverbend Park

NR-CT-06 Kinneytown Dam