Captain, I have a question on duties of ECO in CT. I am in the pesticide business and we work in CT and NY and my question is why in CT you guys don't enforce pesticide laws ? The DEEP last I read from a Hartford current story has about 1 person to enforce laws in the field with thousands of applicators, many of them unlicensed. In NY the Conservation officers enforce pesticide laws, we get pulled over for spot checks to check chemicals , paperwork and most importantly we have proper licenses. In CT it's like the Wild West with no field enforcement with unlicensed landscape companies and individuals doing improper applications. Do you guys have more duties then NY that you can't do pesticide checks or do hey have more officers per county? Just curious, as improper application of certain insecticides and fungicides are highly toxic to fish so It should be a concern of untrained and un-licensed guys doing applications in CT near our waterways.

Ed

Well then it sounds like DEEP needs to hire more people. You need law enforcement to enforce these laws as trucks need to be pulled over and inspected or arrests to be made in the field. The Hartford Currant ran an editorial on this how no law enforcement is being done by Pesticide enforcement/DEEP and the Governor should be aware of the issue in the state. I guess CT will continue to be the Wild West with companies and individuals doing what they want, it's only our fisheries and water supply that need to be concerned. Thank you for the reply.