NVCOG strives to assist member communities and collaborate in sharing resources that increase efficiency and create economy of scale benefits. NVCOG Household Hazardous Waste Program The agency’s Household Hazardous Waste…
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NVCOG Hosts Successful Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale
PRESS RELEASE Waterbury, Conn. — The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) recently concluded a successful sale of backyard composters and rain barrels. Residents purchased a total of 80 composters…
NVCOG Story Map Explains the Waste Crisis in Connecticut
Connecticut is in a waste crisis. Landfills and incinerators in the state are nearing the ends of their life cycles, but even though Connecticut is running out of capacity to…
Emergency Management
The NVCOG encourages regional cooperation and facilitates communication among municipalities, neighboring councils of governments and state agencies dedicated to public health and safety. To this end, NVCOG participates in: State…
Naugatuck River Greenway
The Naugatuck River Greenway (NRG) is an officially designated Connecticut State Greenway, consisting of the open and green spaces along the Naugatuck River. Greenways are corridors of open space that…
NRG Routing Studies
Before the NRG trail can be designed and built, an important first step is to determine the preferred route that the trail will take. Routing studies are conducted to look…
Naugatuck Valley Region Historic Resources Storymap Back Online
Did you know that… …the original Mickey Mouse watch was designed and manufactured in Waterbury? …the first Episcopal Bishop in the “New World” was elected secretly in a Woodbury Farmhouse?…
Invitation for Bid (IFB) – Traffic Counting Equipment Purchase
The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments wants to acquire traffic counting equipment that will permit the organization to meet the following requirements: collect speed data, collect vehicle counts, collect data…
DRAFT Naugatuck River Greenway Trail Routing Feasibility Study Report Published for Public Comment
The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) has published a draft report detailing the methods and findings of the Naugatuck River Greenway Trail Thomaston to Torrington Routing Feasibility Study. Public…
FEMA Approves Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments Hazard Mitigation Plan
PRESS RELEASE The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments multi -jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). The plan was funded with a grant from FEMA…
PUBLIC NOTICE: Connecticut Department of Transportation Virtual Public Information Meeting
Click here to access the full PDF. The Connecticut Department of Transportation is hosting a virtual public informational meeting to discuss the Naugatuck Railroad Station project. The meeting will be…
CTDOT Holds Public Information Session on Route 8 Project
The Connecticut Department of Transportation held a virtual public information session on the upcoming Route 8 Design/Build project on Jan. 12 so that people could learn more about what is…