110 Myrtle Avenue, Room 205,
Westport, CT 06880
Phone 203-341-1170; Fax 203-341-1088
Email: See "Contact Us"
The Conservation Department's mission is the environmental division of Westport town government. Its goal is to protect, preserve and improve the town's natural resources. The department administers the following town ordinances and regulations.
Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations (pdf)
Waterway Protection Line Ordinance - WPLO (pdf)
Aquifer Protection Regulations (pdf)
Tree Spraying Ordinance
Cockenoe Island Regulations (pdf)
The department is the staff to the following commissions and committees.
Conservation Commission
Shellfish Commission
Sherwood Mill Pond Committee
We also issue camping permits for Cockenoe Island and oversee its management.
We provide comments to other agencies and departments in their review of land use applications. Various environmentally-related efforts are also organized throughout the year by the department.