Connecticut Environmental and Utilities Contractors Association

About CEUCA

CEUCA seeks to enhance, promote and improve the trade or business of environmental and utility contracting and construction and allied fields in Connecticut; aims to maintain close ties with the state Department of Consumer Protection, Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Public Utility Control, and municipal government agencies involved in Clean Water Fund projects; and to seek, on behalf of the underground utility construction industry in Connecticut, representation on and affiliation and participation with local, state and national organizations representing the underground utility construction industry.

Meetings and Events

CEUCA members meet throughout the year at various events and meetings.  Highlights of activities include:

• CEUCA Spring Social: Thursday, March 30, 2023, Kinsmen Brewery
  • Register HERE by March 28
• CEUCA, CRBA and CRMCA Annual Joint Forces Luncheon:  The Connecticut Road Builders Association, the Connecticut Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and Connecticut Environmental & Utility Contractors Association get together for a fundraiser to support a worthy veterans cause.  Save the Date:  Thursday, May 11, 2023.
• Diggers, Mixers, Fixers Golf Outing Save the Date: Monday, September 18, 2023
• CCIA Annual Meeting and Holiday Reception:  At this industry favorite, many members of the CCIA organization attend to recognize the Safety and Community Service awards winners.   Save the Date:  Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at the Aqua Turf Club.

 Visit our calendar for up to date information. 

Joint Forces Luncheon, 2022

Together we raised and donated $55,000 to Shepherd's Men, an organization dedicated to the life-saving program SHARE Military Initiative. Thank you for sharing the burden and lifting up warriors in need. View event photos here.

Links to Industry Resources

Construction

• Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority

• MDC Clean Water Project

• Northeast Utilities – Construction Updates

• United Illuminating Contractor Information

Safety and Damage Prevention

• Call Before You Dig

  • Dig Safely - WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU DIG.

• Common Ground Alliance

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Industry Organizations

• AGC of America Utility Infrastructure Division

• American Water Works Association, Connecticut Section

• Clean Water America Alliance

• Clean Water Construction Coalition

• Connecticut Water Planning Council

• Connecticut Water Pollution Abatement Association

• Connecticut Water Works Association

• Connecticut’s Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (CtWARN)

• Distribution Contractors Association

• National Association of Clean Water Agencies

• National Utility Contractors Association

• National Utility Locating Contractors Association  (Nulca)

• New England Water Environment Association

• North American Society for Trenchless Technology

• Underground Construction Technology Association

• Water Environment Federation

• Water Resources Coalition

• Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA)

Federal Government

• Construction Spending
  U.S. Census Bureau Monthly Value of Construction Put in Place Survey for private and public sectors

• Environmental Protection Agency

  • Water Research

  • Ground Water and Drinking Water

  • Wastewater Treatment Facilities

  • Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Plants

  • Office of Wastewater Management

  • Stormwater Program

  • Ground and Drinking Water

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• House Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

State Government

• Department of Consumer Protection

• Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

  • Connecticut's Clean Water Fund

  • Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) (formerly Department of Public Utility Control)

    • PURA Gas Pipeline Safety Unit

• Department of Labor

• Department of Public Health

  • Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program

• Department of Transportation

  • Utilities Section

Municipal

• Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies

• Connecticut Association of Street and Highway Officials (CASHO)
  Education on public works functions including highways, streets, roads and appurtenances, and public utilities

• Metropolitan District Commission

  • The MDC Clean Water Project

Research and Education

• Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE)
  A cooperative university-based research center, with a partnership among academe, industry and other organizations, that develops new and cost-effective solutions to construct and renew aging underground infrastructure.

Products and Services

• Planet Underground
  A resource for products and services related to underground damage prevention. 

Publications

• CONNStruction - Positive Response:  Improving Excavation Safety Spring 2020

• CONNstruction - What's What about Water Winter 2015

• CONNStruction - Clean Water Winter 2011

• Connecticut Construction Guidelines: The Manual for Successful Building Projects (2011)

• Damage Prevention Professional
  The Magazine of Damage Prevention &Safe Excavation Professionals

• Underground Construction
  A monthly magazine of the Underground Construction Technology Association.

Miscellaneous

• Liquid Assets
  The Story of Our Water Infrastructure; a public media and outreach initiative that seeks to inform the nation about the critical role that our water infrastructure plays in protecting public health and promoting economic prosperity.

• What's What about Water Winter 2015

• Damage Prevention Professional
  The Magazine of Damage Prevention &Safe Excavation Professionals

• Underground Construction
  A monthly magazine of the Underground Construction Technology Association