Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission (CGS § 25-100)

• The commission is established under the Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Compact formed by Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

• Each state appoints three members.

• It is intended to promote interstate comity, assure adequate storage capacity for impounding river waters to protect against flooding, and to be an interstate agency to cooperatively control flooding.

Questions

1. One of the Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission's purposes is to work with other Connecticut River states to ensure adequate flood-water storage capacity for the river and its tributaries. With the heavy rains this past fall in the Northeast and the massive hurricanes that ravaged the Gulf Coast and Florida fresh in people's minds, what more do you think the commission can do to prevent and control flooding?

2. The legislature has considered legislation recently addressing river and stream flow. What do you think of using dams and impoundments to control river flow?

3. What effect, if any, do large residential docks have on rivers?

4. Is the level of communication and cooperation between the Connecticut River states effective, or is there room for improvement?

Thames River Valley Flood Control Commission (CGS § 25-102)

• The commission is established under the Thames River Valley Flood Control Compact formed by Connecticut and Massachusetts.

• Massachusetts and Connecticut each appoint three members.

• It promotes interstate comity, assures adequate storage capacity for impounding river waters to protect against flooding, and creates a joint agency to control flooding cooperatively.

Questions

1. What do you believe are obstacles to appropriate flood control on the Thames?

2. The legislature has considered legislation recently addressing river and stream flow. What do you think of using dams and impoundments to control river flow?

3. Have Massachusetts and Connecticut worked well together to meet the purposes of the commission?

4. Are the needs of the environment, public, industry, and the military balanced in controlling flooding on the Thames?

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