Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update The final Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan and Municipal Annexes have been posted to the NVCOG Hazard Mitigation Plan webpage. The Plan has been adopted by…
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Household Hazardous Waste
NVCOG administers a 15-town Household Hazardous Waste collection region for residents of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Derby, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oxford, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott, and Woodbury. HHW…
Sustainability Spotlight: Blight and Native Landscaping
Dive into the ‘Sustainability Spotlight’ by the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments, a municipal guide to blending sustainability with land use regulations. Uncover creative ideas and hands-on approaches to foster…
Naugatuck River Greenway Updates
There have been some recent developments in planning and construction of the Naugatuck River Greenway Trail and other region multiuse trails. NRG Trails Priority Projects Identified On March 10, the…
NVCOG Represented at Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Summit
Environmental Planner Christine O’Neill represented NVCOG at the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Education Fund’s 2023 Environmental Summit on Jan. 24 at the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford. The event…
News Release: Seymour to Start Trash Reduction Pilot Program with 1,100 Households
Seymour Pilots Innovative Trash Reduction Program with 1,100 Households The Town of Seymour launches its Trash Reduction Pilot on February 13th for approximately 1,100 households, which involves diverting food…
Kinneytown Dam Removal
For nearly two centuries, migratory fish have been blocked from most of the Naugatuck River by Kinneytown Dam in Seymour. That continues today, with the facility no longer producing electricity…
Trash Reduction Pilot Green Storytime
The Middlebury Public Library, with support from the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG), will host a Green Storytime at the Middlebury Public Library located at 30 Crest Rd, Middlebury, CT 06762 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 28, 2023.
NRG Thomaston – Watertown Design & Construction
The Towns of Thomaston and Watertown received a federal Recreational Trails Program grant through the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to design and construct a trailhead parking area and short section of Naugatuck River Greenway (NRG) trail in Thomaston and to design critical features along the future NRG route in Watertown.