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							The Inner Workings of DEEP

     Robert Klee, Chief of Staff
   Connecticut Department of Energy and
        Environmental Protection
      Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Our Mission:
• Conserve, improve and protect the natural resources
  and the environment of the State of Connecticut.

• Ensure clean, cheap, reliable and sustainable energy for
  the residents and businesses of our state.
Overarching Goals:
•   Integrate energy and environmental policies and programs
    in a more systematic, proactive and coherent manner to
    provide a better structure for decision-making and to build a
    sustainable and prosperous economic future.

•   Bring down the cost of electricity to make Connecticut more
    competitive, promote energy efficiency, and encourage the
    development and use of clean energy technologies.

•   Unleash a renewed spirit of innovation for pollution control,
    conservation of natural resources, and management of
    Connecticut’s parks and forests.
How Are We Organized?
Energy Bureaus:

• Energy and Technology Policy
  • Develop forward-looking policies for energy
    efficiency, infrastructure and alternative energy
    systems.
  • Create comprehensive policy foundation to guide
    and support PURA dockets.

• Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA)
  • Reviews rates for electricity, water, cable
    television and other utilities.
Environmental Quality Bureaus:
                   Air Management
             Water Protection & Land Reuse
     Materials Management & Compliance Assurance

• These bureaus protect the air, land and water resources
  of the state by regulating air emissions, wastewater
  discharges and solid and hazardous wastes.

• Tools used: regulations; policies and standards;
  permitting and enforcement; air and water quality
  monitoring; and public outreach and education.
Environmental Conservation Bureaus:

• Bureau of Natural Resources
  • Manages the state’s natural resources (fish, wildlife,
    and forests) through a program of regulation,
    management, research, and public education.

• Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
  • Charged with the conservation and management of
    statewide recreation lands and resources through the
    acquisition of open space and the management of
    resources, including state parks, to meet the outdoor
    recreation needs of the public.
Transformation Agenda:

• Permitting Reform

• Technology Investment

• LEAN-Plus

• Metrics