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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Congressionally Directed Spending – Fiscal Year 2026

Listed below are the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies projects Senator Blumenthal has submitted to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Senate Appropriations Committee selects the final projects from the projects submitted by all senators. Therefore, neither submission of an application nor Senator Blumenthal’s approved list of projects are guaranteed for final funding.

Projects are listed in alphabetical order. 

Borough of Jewett City Department of Public Utilities Wastewater Division — Jewett City, CT

  • Amount Requested: $953,000
  • This project will provide funding to replace assets at the Jewett City Wastewater Treatment Plant.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Derby Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) — Derby, CT

  • Amount Requested: $220,000
  • This project will provide funding for a new utility crane truck.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Stamford — Stamford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,080,000
  • This project will provide funding to repair and replace structures within the stormwater drainage system.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Torrington — Torrington, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,320,000
  • This project will provide funding for siphon abandonment and sewer replacement.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Brownfield Land Bank, Inc. — Seymour and Ansonia, CT

  • Amount Requested: $5,000,000
  • This project will provide funding for proper management of sediment removal at the Kinneytown Dam.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Housing and Development Corporation — Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,500,000
  • This project will provide funding for stormwater infrastructure for the Village at Park River.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Zoological Society Inc. (DBA Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo) — Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $25,000
  • This project will provide funding to expand Beardsley Zoo’s Arboretum.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center — Mystic, CT

  • Amount Requested: $900,000
  • This project will provide funding for upgrades to the wildlife facility.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Goodspeed Opera House Foundation, Inc. — East Haddam, CT

  • Amount Requested: $500,000
  • This project will provide funding for upgrades to enhance accessibility of the historic Goodspeed Opera House.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Greenwich Historical Society, Inc. — Greenwich, CT

  • Amount Requested: $250,000
  • This project will provide funding for repairs and upgrades to the National Historic Landmark Bush-Holley House.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Metropolitan District of Hartford, Connecticut (MDC) — Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,500,000
  • This project will provide funding for a Combined Sewer Overflow project.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Music Mountain, Inc. — Falls Village, CT

  • Amount Requested: $250,000
  • This project will provide funding for renovations, repairs, and improvements to Music Mountain's historic structures.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments — Seymour, CT

  • Amount Requested: $5,578,000
  • This project will provide funding for the construction of the relocation and reconstruction of sewer siphons.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Norwich Public Utilities — Norwich, CT

  • Amount Requested: $960,000
  • This project will provide funding for wastewater system upgrades.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Sea Research Foundation (DBA Mystic Aquarium) — Mystic, CT

  • Amount Requested: $5,800,000
  • This project will provide funding for upgrades to support endangered and threatened species.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Southington Water Department — Southington, CT

  • Amount Requested: $4,000,000
  • This project will provide funding for the construction of a new water treatment plant.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Connecticut Audubon Society, Inc. — Hampton, CT

  • Amount Requested: $300,000
  • This project will provide funding for upgrades to renovate a visitor center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Bethel — Bethel, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,000,000
  • This project will provide funding for PFAS treatment.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Brookfield Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) — Brookfield, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,500,000
  • This project will provide funding for the construction of a sewer extension.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Clinton — Clinton, CT

  • Amount Requested: $500,000
  • This project will provide funding to advance the design of a wastewater collection system and treatment facility.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Essex — Centerbrook, CT

  • Amount Requested: $500,000
  • This project will provide funding to restore and upgrade the Centerbrook Meeting House.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Ellington Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) — Ellington, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,010,000
  • This project will provide funding for a sewer main replacement.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Enfield Water Pollution Control Facility — Enfield, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,600,000
  • This project will provide funding to replace the West Shore Pump Station in northeastern Enfield.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Fairfield — Fairfield, CT

  • Amount Requested: $11,536,000
  • This project will provide funding to replace two aging pump stations and force mains in Fairfield.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Putnam Water Pollution Control Authority — Putnam, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,500,000
  • This project will provide funding to renovate the Peake Brooke Water Treatment Plant in Putnam.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Wallingford — Wallingford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $463,000
  • This project will provide funding for renovations, repairs, and improvements to the Historic Railroad Station in Wallingford.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Wethersfield — Wethersfield, CT

  • Amount Requested: $125,000
  • This project will provide funding to repair and preserve the Wethersfield Cove Warehouse's historical and structural integrity.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Winchester — Winchester, CT

  • Amount Requested: $760,000
  • This project will provide funding to design and construct a municipal sanitary sewer system.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Windham, Windham Water Works — Windham, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,551,000
  • This project will provide funding for infrastructure improvements to the Windham Water Works treatment facility.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

University of Connecticut — Storrs, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,000,000
  • This project will provide funding for improvements to the John S. Rankin Jr. Teaching and Seawater Research Laboratory.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Ward Heitmann House Museum Foundation, Inc. — West Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $248,000
  • This project will provide funding for renovations, repairs, and improvements to the Ward Heitmann House.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Water Pollution Control Authority, City of Bridgeport — Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $5,000,000
  • This project will provide funding to upgrade the East Side Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bridgeport, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.