- Chesapeake Bay Riparian Handbook - A Guide for Establishing and Maintaining Riparian Forest Buffers - USDA
- DEEP Presentation - Riparian Buffers Legal Considerations
- Draft Language for Riparian Corridor for Consideration - Attorney Janet Brooks
- Ecological & Landcape Examination of Riparian Areas - Presentation 11-5-25
- Enfield Wetlands & Watercourses Presentation - Enfield Wetlands and Watercourses Agency
- List of Impaired Water Bodies for Connecticut 2024
- New England Buffer Laws - OLR Report
- Riparian Buffer Position Statement - Inland Fisheries Division
- Riparian Buffer Subject Bibliography
- Riparian Buffers Policy and Regulatory Assessment - Rivers Alliance of CT
- Riparian Protections and Zoning Strategies - WestCOG
- Riparian Statutes
- UConn CLEAR Data and Tools for Riparian Working Group Presentation
- Vegetated Riparian Buffers Proposal - Rivers Alliance
- What Do Land Use Commissioners Think - Survey Results from 2025 CACIWC Conference
Vegetated Riparian Buffers Working Group
Public Act No. 25-12 There is established a working group within the legislative branch to identify where and how protection of vegetated riparian buffers in the state can be incorporated into statutes and regulations in order to improve the health of and protect the resources of the state's watercourses consistent with private property rights, to respond to the projected impacts on watercourses that are listed in the recommendations of the Governor's Council on Climate Change and to meet the goals for the health of Long Island Sound.
Contact
- c/o Environment Committee
- Legislative Office Building, Room 3200
- Hartford, CT 06106
- (860) 240-0440
Vegetated Riparian Buffers Working Group
Information

Documents and Meetings
Riparian Buffer Resources
December 10, 2025 Riparian Buffer Working Group Meeting
December 3, 2025 Riparian Buffer Working Group Meeting
November 21, 2025 Riparian Buffer Working Group Meeting
November 5, 2025 Riparian Buffer Working Group Meeting
October 22, 2025 Riparian Buffer Working Group Meeting
October 10, 2025 Riparian Buffer Working Group Meeting
