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CONNECTICUT DEP PROPERTY
Description:
This is a 1:24,000-scale datalayer of property owned and maintained by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. It is a polygon Shapefile that includes state fish hatcheries, flood control areas, historic preserves, natural area preserves, state forests, state parks, state park scenic reserves, state park trails, state owned waterbody access, wildlife areas, and wildlife sanctuaries. Each property polygon is assigned DEP Id. The DEP property information was compiled in 1994 by the Environmental and Geographic Information Center, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) using information from the Land Acquisition Unit of DEP. The property boundareis were mapped on 7½ Minute U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangle maps and digitized at 1:24,000 scale. This information may not be accurate in some areas. The property boundaries have not been field checked or verified with surveys. This information is not updated or corrected by DEP on a regular basis. EPA obtained this data from the State of Connecticut.