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110 Myrtle Avenue, Room 205,Westport, CT 06880Phone 203-341-1170; Fax 203-341-1088Email: 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.
The department is the staff to the following commissions and committees.
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.
See this page for a list of permits and procedures that may be required if you have wetland resources on your property.
The Westport Shellfish Commission issues permits for recreational shellfishing. See this page for current information.
Call 203-838-9807 before you dig for more information about the status of the recreational shellfishing beds
For Conservation applications and forms, click here
Click here to use the Westport Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tool
Septic Care & Maintenance for the Homeowner (pdf)
Retail Bag Checkout Information and Ordinance
Visit the University of Connecticut Home and Education center
Download the Annual Report of the Saugatuck River Watershed Partnership (pdf,1 mb)