Mukluk Skeet Range Site Town of Sprague, Sprague, Connecticut The Town of Sprague has purchased this natural open space riverfront property (over 250-acres) for recreational use.  The Town is undertaking the clean-up of 15 acres of land and an important open marsh wetlands impacted by lead shot from a skeet range. The Mukluk Skeet range operated on site for approximately 50 years.  The Town purchased this property with CTDEP funding assistance to preserve this important natural open space area for public recreational use.  The property has over 4000 feet of frontage on the Shetucket River and is an important cold-water fishery.

Mukluk Skeet Range, in conjuntion with the University of CT, conducting a Phytoremediation demonstration project to evaluate the effectiveness of certain plants to extract lead from contaminated soil. The property is also located within the nationally designated Quinebaug Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor.  Site characterization work and a Remedial Action Plan were completed.  The Remedial Action Plan includes: Surface-soil cleanup Wetland sediment cleanup The Town has entered into the CTDEP Voluntary Remediation Program and recently received a $200,000 EPA cleanup grant for initial remedial action, to include: Site access restriction Sediment containment Lead shot removal Shell and target debris removal Key Elements Phase I, II, III Site Assessment and Investigation Remedial Action Plan Wetlands Remediation USEPA Cleanup Grant   Public Participation CTDEP Voluntary Remediation program