MS4 (Municipal Stormwater)

The CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) issued a new General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) on September 29,…

Naugatuck River Greenway Updates

Naugatuck river Greenway in Beacon Falls

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…

Regional Brownfields Partnership

The Regional Brownfields Partnership (RBP) is a committee hosted by NVCOG who are working together to meet the collective redevelopment challenges that brownfields present in the region.  The RBP grew out of the Naugatuck Valley Brownfields Pilot program established by…

City of Waterbury

Initiatives Shaping Waterbury Learn more about the collection of projects, initiatives, plans, and studies each with a unique role in shaping the future of Waterbury!  Resources Municipal WebsiteHousing Profile (PSC,…

Completed Transportation Projects

Bristol – Downtown Trail Routing Study The NVCOG, in collaboration with the City of Bristol, conducted a Bristol Downtown Trail Routing Study to explore potential downtown routing options to provide…

Funding

As a service to members of the RBP, NVCOG regularly applies for state and federal grants to offer assessment and cleanup grants and loans for brownfields sites in our region. Over…

Fishing Pier at O’Sullivan’s Island to Move Forward

Fishing Pier at O’Sullivan’s Island in Derby O’Sullivan’s Island is a peninsula at the confluence of the Housatonic and Naugatuck Rivers, located south of Derby’s downtown commercial district. While vehicles…