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The Town of Branford Inland
Wetland and Watercourses Commission was established in 1974
to carry out the provisions of the
Connecticut General Statutes [CGS] Sections 22a-36 though
22a-45, which required the establishment of regulations
and the formation of a commission that would implement those
regulations in order to protect watercourses and inland
wetlands from damage or destruction. The commission is
comprised of ten volunteers (7 regular members and 3
alternates) appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
The Inland
Wetlands & Natural Resources Department serves as
administrative and technical support for the Inland Wetlands
Commission.
Staff administers and assures
compliance with the Town of
Branford Inland Wetlands and
Watercourses Regulations and provide the public with guidance
and information regarding inland wetland permitting,
protection, and enhancement.
The Department also serves as a
resource to various Town departments, staff, committees,
commissions, and the public by providing information and
guidance relative to natural resource protection, invasive
vegetation management, native landscaping, storm water
management, and habitat protection, restoration, and
enhancement.
The Department strives to
meet its responsibilities as stated in
Section
22a-36 of the CGS, to provide “an orderly process to
balance the need for the economic growth of the state and the
use of its land with the need to protect its environment and
ecology in order to forever guarantee to the people of the
state, the safety of such natural resources for their benefit
and enjoyment and for the benefit and enjoyment of generations
yet unborn.”
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