When: Thursday, January 21 @ 9AM-until all comments are heard

Where: Department of Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT
Phoenix Auditorium, 5th floor

Guidelines for Preparation of Testimony:

• Speakers should prepare and submit a written copy of their comments to DEP
• Verbal presentations at the public hearing will be limited to 3 minutes
• Written submittals may be as long as necessary
• At the beginning of testimony, identify yourself and golf course

Comment period Deadline:
If you are unable to attend the public hearing, please submit written comments by February 4th to:

Mr. Paul E Stacey
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Protection & Land Reuse
Planning & Standards Division
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127

Any questions please contact CAGCS Lobbyist:

Michael Dugan
Capitol Consulting LLC
(860) 833-2198

Potential "talking points" to be used in Testimony:

• Classify First!
• Too expensive.
• Not now , in this economy. Golf is struggling.
• Wrong way and the wrong time!
• Did not bring in stake holders to help craft these regulations.
• How is the DEP going to manage this?
• This proposal has gone far beyond the original mandate the DEP received from the legislature.
• Per capita usage has been dropping over the last 10 years, anyway.
• There is a better way through improved technology and BMPs.
• Why are we going to use arid state regulations in the northeast?
• Deal with the at risk streams first.
• Why blanket the entire state with prohibitive regulations when less than 1% of the streams are at risk.
• Once the diversions are more tightly regulated then the permits will be under further scrutiny at renewal.
• Purchased water will be much more expensive.
• Golf courses are net producers of water to the environment.
• Golf courses are open space.

Scott Ramsay, CGCS
CAGCS Government Relations Chairman
The Course at Yale
office 203/392-2310
cell 203/687-8595
scott.ramsay@yale.edu

John N. Garcia
Golf Course Superintendent
The Patterson Club
office 203-259-7390
cell 203-996-6267
JGarcia@thepattersonclub.com