BRANFORD SHELLFISHING AREAS STATUS NOTICE

Date: June 10, 2020 Time: 8:00am Init. BAN

From: East Shore District Health Department (ESDHD) Fax: 203-483-6894

phone: 203- 481-4233

To: CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)

24 Hour Public Safety Dispatch Center Fax: (860) 424-4069
phone: 860-424-3333

CT Dept. of Agriculture Bureau of Aquaculture (DA/BA) Fax: 203-783-9976

phone: 203-874-0696

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: The following area(s) are CLOSED Due to Sewage Spill

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SUMMARY: Effective as of this notification the following BRANFORD areas are
“open” or “closed”: (Check boxes)
OPEN CLOSED
[ ] [ X ] APPROVED commercial shellfishing areas (>=3.0” rainfall trigger closure)

[ ] [ X ] CONDITIONALLY APPROVED AREA “B” (>=2.0” rainfall trigger)

(Includes commercial areas and recreational areas: #2 Clam Island Bar
(small lot between sandbar and Sedge Island only), #3 Limewood Beach
and #4 Hotchiss Grove)

[ ] [X ] CONDITIONALLY APPROVED AREA “C” commercial (>=2.0” rainfall trigger)

[ ] [ X] CONDITIONALLY APPROVED AREA “D” commercial (>=2.0” rainfall trigger)

[ ] [X] SEASONAL and CONDITIONALLY APPROVED AREA “A” commercial

(CLOSED when >=10 boats are moored - approximately May 15 - October 14)
AND (CLOSED after >=2.0” rain approximately October 15 through May 14)

[ ] [ X ) SEASONAL THIMBLE ISLAND ANCHORAGE AREA (Commercial )

Mooring area (CLOSED when >=10 boats are moored - approximately
May 15 – October 14)
AND (CLOSED after >=3.0” rain approximately October 15 through May 14
when it is part of the APPROVED area.)

Note: Specific closures may be made to portions of areas after pollution events affecting only a specific portion of the
area.
Notification sent to: Phone: FAX: E-mail:
Shellfish Commission
DA/BA
CT DEEP