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CT Gen Stat § 22a-354n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants|Section 22a-354n - Delineation of aquifer protection areas on maps prepared by zoning commissions, planning commissions or planning and zoning commissions. Challenges to boundaries.

 The zoning commission, planning commission or planning and zoning commission of each municipality with an aquifer protection area shall, in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 22a-354i, delineate on any map showing zoning districts prepared in accordance with chapter 124 or 126 or any special act the boundaries of aquifer protection areas, including areas of contribution and recharge areas as shown on level A maps approved or done by the commissioner pursuant to section 22a-354c or any other provision of the general statutes. An aquifer protection commission shall not delineate or alter the boundary of an aquifer protection area except in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner. No person may challenge the boundaries of the aquifer protection area at the local level unless such challenge is based solely on a failure by the aquifer protection agency to properly delineate the boundaries in accordance with regulations of the commissioner. Any other challenge to established aquifer protection area boundaries shall be in the form of a petition to the commissioner to amend the boundaries, in accordance with regulations adopted by him.(P.A. 89-305, S. 7, 32; P.A. 90-275, S. 4, 9.)History: P.A. 90-275 provided that the delineation of the boundaries of aquifer protection areas be in accordance with regulations, provided that the only ground for challenging the boundaries of the aquifer protection area be that the agency failed to delineate such in accordance with regulations and specified that any other challenge to established boundaries shall be a petition to amend the boundaries.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-354q (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants|Section 22a-354q - Appeals.

 (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or any person aggrieved by any regulation, order, decision or action made pursuant to sections 22a-354o to 22a-354t, inclusive, or section 14 of public act 89-305* by the commissioner or municipality, within fifteen days after publication of such regulation, order, decision or action may appeal to the superior court for the judicial district where the land affected is located, and if located in more than one judicial district, to said court in any such judicial district, except if such appeal is from a contested case, as defined in section 4-166, such appeal shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183 and venue shall be in the judicial district where the land affected is located, and if located in more than one judicial district to the court in any such judicial district. Such appeal shall be made returnable to said court in the same manner as that prescribed for civil actions brought to said court. Notice of such appeal shall be served upon the aquifer protection agency and the commissioner. The commissioner may appear as a party to any action brought by any other person within thirty days from the date such appeal is returned to the court. The appeal shall state the reasons upon which it is predicated and shall not stay proceedings on the regulation, order, decision or action, but the court may, on application and after notice, grant a restraining order. Such appeal shall have precedence in the order of trial.(b) The court, upon the motion of the person who applied for such order, decision or action, shall make such person a party defendant in the appeal. Such defendant may, at any time after the return date of such appeal, make a motion to dismiss the appeal. At the hearing on such motion to dismiss, each appellant shall have the burden of proving his standing to bring the appeal. The court may, upon the record, grant or deny the motion. The court's order on such motion shall be a final judgment for the purpose of the appeal as to each such defendant. No appeal may be taken from any such order except within seven days of the entry of such order.(c) No appeal taken under subsection (a) of this section shall be withdrawn and no settlement between the parties to any such appeal shall be effective unless and until a hearing has been held before the Superior Court and such court has approved such proposed withdrawal or settlement.(P.A. 89-305, S. 10, 32; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)*Note: Section 14 of public act 89-305 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-354r (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants|Section 22a-354r - Findings on appeal. Setting aside or modifying action. Authority to purchase land.

 (a) If upon appeal pursuant to section 22a-354q, the court finds that the action appealed from constitutes the equivalent of a taking without compensation, it shall set aside the action or it may modify the action so that it does not constitute a taking. In both instances the court shall remand the order to the aquifer protection agency for action not inconsistent with its decision.(b) To carry out the purposes of sections 22a-354o to 22a-354t, inclusive, or section 14 of public act 89-305*, a municipality may at any time purchase land or an interest in land in fee simple or other acceptable title, or subject to acceptable restrictions or exceptions, and enter into covenants and agreements with landowners.(P.A. 89-305, S. 11, 32.)*Note: Section 14 of public act 89-305 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-354t (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants|Section 22a-354t - Revocation of municipal authority to regulate aquifer protection areas.

 (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may revoke the authority of a municipality to regulate aquifer protection areas pursuant to sections 22a-354o to 22a-354s, inclusive, this section or section 14 of public act 89-305*, upon determination after a hearing that such municipality has, over a period of time, consistently failed to perform its duties under said sections. Prior to the hearing on revocation, the commissioner shall send a notice to the aquifer protection agency, by certified mail, return receipt requested, asking such agency to show cause, within thirty days, why such authority should not be revoked. A copy of the show cause notice shall be sent to the chief executive officer of the municipality that authorized the agency and to any water company owning or operating a public water supply well within such municipality. Such water company may, through a representative, appear and be heard at any such hearing. The commissioner shall send a notice to the aquifer protection agency, by certified mail, return receipt requested, stating the reasons for the revocation and the circumstances for reinstatement. Any municipality aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner under this section to revoke its authority under said sections 22a-354o to 22a-354s, inclusive, this section and section 14 of public act 89-305*, may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. The commissioner shall have jurisdiction over aquifers in any municipality whose authority to regulate such aquifers has been revoked. Any costs incurred by the state in reviewing applications to conduct an activity within an aquifer protection area for such municipality shall be paid by the municipality. Any fees that would have been paid to such municipality if such authority had been retained shall be paid to the state.(b) The commissioner shall cause to be published notice of the revocation or reinstatement of the authority of a municipality to regulate aquifers in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of such municipality.(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 establishing standards for the revocation and reinstatement of municipal authority to regulate aquifers pursuant to section 22a-354o.(P.A. 89-305, S. 13, 32; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)*Note: Section 14 of public act 89-305 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-354u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants|Section 22a-354u - Incentive program for public recognition of users of land within aquifer protection areas who implement innovative approaches to groundwater protection.

 The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall develop an incentive program to provide public recognition of users of land located within aquifer protection areas who demonstrate successful and committed efforts to protect drinking water supplies by implementing innovative approaches to groundwater protection. Such program shall also promote groundwater protection through education of members of businesses and industry and the public.(P.A. 89-305, S. 15, 32; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-354v (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants|Section 22a-354v - Technical training classes for members and staff of municipal aquifer protection agencies.

 The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall formulate courses in technical training for members and staff of municipal aquifer protection agencies. Such courses shall provide instruction in the regulations developed pursuant to section 22a-354i, potential options for monitoring and enforcement and technical requirements for site plan review. The commissioner may designate any organization or educational institution to provide such instruction.(P.A. 89-305, S. 16, 32; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-354w (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants|Section 22a-354w - Guidelines for acquisition of lands surrounding public water supply well fields.

 The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health and the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, shall prepare guidelines for acquisition of lands surrounding existing or proposed public water supply well fields. In preparing such guidelines the commissioner shall consider economic implications for mandating land acquisition including, but not limited to, the effect on land values and the ability of small water companies to absorb the cost of acquisition.(P.A. 89-305, S. 17, 32; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 96-180, S. 79, 166; P.A. 11-80, S. 1, 69.)History: P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-180 changed “Department of Public Utilities Control” to “Public Utilities Control Authority”, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 11-80 changed “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and changed “Public Utilities Control Authority” to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-354y (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants|Section 22a-354y - Preparation of municipal assistance program by water companies.

 Each water company serving ten thousand or more customers with wells in stratified drift aquifers shall prepare a municipal assistance program, which includes recommendations for site plan reviews, evaluation of risks and advice on procedures for dealing with hazardous waste spills in aquifers. Such program shall be made available to any municipality in which wells owned by the water company are located.(P.A. 89-305, S. 19, 32.)
CT Gen Stat § 22a-354z (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants|Section 22a-354z - Mapping by water companies of areas of contribution and recharge areas for existing and potential stratified drift wells.

 (a) Not later than three years after the adoption by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection of a model municipal aquifer protection ordinance under section 22a-354l, each public or private water company serving at least one thousand persons but not more than ten thousand persons shall map areas of contribution and recharge areas at level A for each existing stratified drift well located within its water supply area.(b) Each public or private water supply company serving at least one thousand but not more than ten thousand persons shall map areas of contribution and recharge areas for all of the potential wells located in stratified drift aquifers identified as future sources of water supply in accordance with the plan submitted pursuant to section 25-33h at level B not more than two years after the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection requests such mapping.(c) For the purpose of this section, any community water system which is part of an existing water company but which is not physically connected to such existing water company shall be considered a separate water company for purposes of determining the number of persons served by the existing water company's system and any of its separate systems.(P.A. 89-305, S. 23, 32; P.A. 91-386, S. 2; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-11, S. 64, 70; P.A. 93-337, S. 2; P.A. 07-85, S. 8; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 91-386 added a new Subsec. (c) to specify how water companies shall be classified for purposes of determining their responsibilities under this section; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-11 amended Subsec. (a) by changing date for aquifer mapping from July 1, 1995, to January 1, 1996; P.A. 93-337 amended Subsec. (a) to change deadline for mapping from January 1, 1996, to three years after adoption by commissioner of model ordinance under Sec. 22a-354l; P.A. 07-85 amended Subsec. (b) to delete reference to level A and require submission of plan two years after the request for, rather than the approval of, mapping by commissioner; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-355. (Formerly Sec. 25-5e) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants|Section 22a-355. (Formerly Sec. 25-5e) - Land sales by water companies. Commissioner's duties.

 (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall study the distribution of dedicated open space within the state in relation to proposed land sales by water companies and shall assist in and, at the request of affected towns, coordinate the public acquisition of water company owned lands.(b) Upon filing of a water supply plan pursuant to section 25-32d, said commissioner shall designate water utility lands which will contribute to recognized programs of the department and shall recommend their acquisition to the General Assembly. Said commissioner shall also recommend the acquisition of water company lands when such acquisition is less costly than the continued monitoring and enforcement of approved sales or changes in use of such lands.(c) Water utility lands acquired by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall be subject to Department of Public Health review and such lands, as restricted by such review, shall be put into dedicated ownership and shall not be sold except by a special act of the General Assembly.(P.A. 77-456, S. 1; 77-614, S. 323, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 85-142, S. 2; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 25-5e transferred to Sec. 22a-355 in 1983; P.A. 85-142 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing reference to forecast of land sales with reference to water supply plan; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” and “Department of Environmental Protection” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.Cited. 215 C. 616.Cited. 3 CA 53.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-356. (Formerly Sec. 25-5f) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants|Section 22a-356. (Formerly Sec. 25-5f) - Cost estimates re groundwater recharge and discharge.

 Section 22a-356 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.(P.A. 77-456, S. 2; 77-614, S. 323, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 02-89, S. 90.)
CT Gen Stat § 22a-357. (Formerly Sec. 25-6) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants|Section 22a-357. (Formerly Sec. 25-6) - Special reports.

 The Governor may, at any time, require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to secure the necessary information and submit a special report upon any of the matters contained in sections 22a-337 and 22a-350, and if the Governor finds, upon an examination of such report, that the interests of the state require, or that there exists a serious menace to the lives or property of the people of the state, he may order the commissioner to take such action as the Governor determines to be necessary to protect the interests of the state or the lives or property of its citizens. In such case, the Governor may make available, out of the civil list funds of the state not otherwise appropriated, a sufficient sum or sums required to protect such interests.(1949 Rev., S. 3570; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 55; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: 1971 act replaced water resources commission with environmental protection commissioner; Sec. 25-6 transferred to Sec. 22a-357 in 1983; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.Cited. 215 C. 616.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-360. (Formerly Sec. 25-7c) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants|Section 22a-360. (Formerly Sec. 25-7c) - Establishment of boundaries.

 In order to carry out the purposes of sections 22a-359 to 22a-363, inclusive, the commissioner is authorized to establish boundaries waterward of the coastal jurisdiction line along tidal, coastal and navigable waters for equitable regulation of use, dredging, obstruction and encroachment thereof, and to establish areas for development of small boat basins or other facilities, provided such establishments shall be made in accordance with a general plan prepared for the orderly development of the area or region.(1963, P.A. 569, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 58; P.A. 87-495, S. 3; P.A. 12-101, S. 5.)History: 1971 act replaced reference to water resources commission with reference to environmental protection commissioner; Sec. 25-7c transferred to Sec. 22a-360 in 1983; P.A. 87-495 amended the section to apply to dredging and authorized the commissioner to establish boundaries waterward of the high tide line in lieu of seaward beyond the mean high water mark; P.A. 12-101 changed “high tide line” to “coastal jurisdiction line”.See Sec. 22a-342 re stream channel encroachment lines.Annotation to former section 25-7c:Cited. 162 C. 89.Annotation to present section:Cited. 215 C. 616.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-361a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446i - Water Resources. Invasive Plants|Section 22a-361a - Civil penalty.

 Any person who violates, continues or maintains any violation of any provision of sections 22a-359 to 22a-363f, inclusive, or violates, continues or maintains a violation of any term or condition of any permit, certificate, authorization or order issued pursuant to said sections shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each offense. Each violation shall be a separate and distinct offense and in the case of a continuing violation each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may request the Attorney General to bring a civil action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to seek imposition and recovery of such civil penalty.(P.A. 87-438, S. 3; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; 88-364, S. 43, 123; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; 90-111, S. 6; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-218, S. 8, 24; 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 88-364 made technical change; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 90-111 provided that the penalty applies to a person who violates any provision of Secs. 22a-359 to 22a-361 or violates the conditions of a permit, certificate, authorization or order and deleted the provision that the penalty applies to a person who places a structure in waters without a permit or in violation of the terms of a permit; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-218 added violations of Secs. 22a-362 to 22a-363f, inclusive, to the scope of this section's penalty provisions; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.Cited. 215 C. 616.