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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-454a. - Closure plans. Fees. Regulations.

Each hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility, as defined in regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 22a-449, shall pay a fee of four thousand dollars at the time it submits closure/postclosure plans to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
(P.A. 90-231, S. 17, 28; P.A. 91-369, S. 19, 36; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 137; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 434; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 91-369 restated commissioner's authority to adopt regulations setting the fees required by this section; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 increased fee for submission of closure or postclosure plans from $2,500 to $3,750 and deleted provisions re amount of fees prescribed by regulation, effective August 20, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $3,750 to $4,000; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
See Sec. 22a-27i re exemption of municipality for one year.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-454b. - Groundwater monitoring. Fees. Regulations.

Each hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility, as defined in regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 22a-449, which is subject to groundwater monitoring requirements shall pay a fee of nine hundred forty dollars annually during its operating and postclosure period.
(P.A. 90-231, S. 18, 28; P.A. 91-369, S. 20, 36; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 138; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 435.)
History: P.A. 91-369 restated commissioner's authority to adopt regulations setting the fees required by this section; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 increased fee for facilities subject to groundwater monitoring requirements from $500 to $750 and deleted provisions re amount of fees prescribed by regulation, effective August 20, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $750 to $940.
See Sec. 22a-27i re exemption of municipality for one year.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-454c. - Annual fees. Generators of acutely hazardous waste. Facilities.

(a) Each generator which generates in any calendar month during the calendar year one thousand kilograms or more of hazardous waste or one kilogram or more of acutely hazardous waste shall pay an annual fee of two hundred dollars to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.
(b) Each hazardous waste landfill, incinerator, storage, treatment or land treatment facility, as defined in regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to section 22a-449, shall pay an annual fee of one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars.
(P.A. 90-231, S. 19, 28; P.A. 91-369, S. 21, 36; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 139; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 436; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 91-369 amended Subsec. (c) to restate commissioner's authority to adopt regulations setting the fees required by this section; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (a) to increase annual fee for generators from $50 to $100, amended Subsec. (b) to increase annual fee for hazardous waste landfills, incinerators, storage, treatment or land treatment facilities from $1,000 to $1,500, and deleted former Subsec. (c) re amount of fees prescribed by regulation, effective August 20, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (a) by increasing annual fee from $100 to $200 and amended Subsec. (b) by increasing annual fee from $1,500 to $1,750; 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.
See Sec. 22a-27i re exemption of municipality for one year.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-455 to 22a-457. (Formerly Secs. 25-54ii to 25-54kk). - Vessel operator to post bond. Other evidence of financial responsibility. Penalty.

Sections 22a-455 to 22a-457, inclusive, are repealed.
(1971, P.A. 190, S. 1–3; P.A. 79-605, S. 9–11, 17; P. A. 87-125, S. 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-457a. - Floating boom retention devices required, when. Regulations.

Each tank ship and tank barge from which and to which oil or petroleum liquids are being transferred shall be protected by (1) a floating boom retention device which shall enclose the vessel, or (2) any other device designed for the retention of oil or petroleum liquids for which the commissioner has issued written approval for the particular site at which the oil or petroleum liquids are transferred. The floating boom retention device or other device approved by the commissioner shall be deployed at sufficient distance from the vessel to catch and contain any spilled oil or petroleum, except when weather, wind, sea, or ice conditions prevent the boom or other device from being wholly or partially deployed in a safe manner. The terminal operator shall report to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection prior to transfer if the weather, wind, sea, or ice conditions exist or develop after deployment which require removal of the boom or other device. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, creating exemptions to the use of floating boom retention devices or other devices where he deems them in the best interest of public health and safety and protection of the environment.
(P.A. 90-274, S. 13, 14; P.A. 93-47; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 93-47 authorized use of alternative retention devices with approval of the 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-458. (Formerly Sec. 25-54ll). - Water pollution control authority, mandatory establishment by municipality.

Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any special act or municipal charter provision to the contrary, including but not limited to any referendum provision, the legislative body of any municipality ordered by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, under the provisions of chapter 474 and this chapter, to abate or control water pollution shall establish a water pollution control authority and authorize the necessary funds to undertake and complete any action necessary to comply with such order.
(1971, P.A. 305, S. 1; P.A. 78-154, S. 17; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971, P.A. 872 allowed substitution of environmental protection commissioner for water resources commission; P.A. 78-154 substituted water pollution control authorities for sewer authorities and rephrased provisions; Sec. 25-54
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transferred to Sec. 22a-458 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.
In this instance, statute prevails over town charter and does not violate home rule provision of Art. X, Sec. 1 of Connecticut Constitution. 216 C. 436. Cited. 237 C. 135.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-458a and 22a-458b. - Water pollution control authority; reports. Submission of municipal assessment to commissioner.

Sections 22a-458a and 22a-458b are repealed, effective October 1, 1997.
(P.A. 90-301, S. 1, 4, 8; P.A. 97-162, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-460. (Formerly Sec. 25-54nn). - Detergents: Definitions.

As used in sections 22a-460 to 22a-462, inclusive:
(a) “Synthetic detergent” or “detergent” means any cleaning compound which is available for household use, laundry use, other personal uses or industrial use, which is composed of organic and inorganic compounds, including soaps, water softeners, surface active agents, dispersing agents, organic solvents, oil emulsifying agents, soluble oil compounds, foaming agents, buffering agents, builders, fillers, dyes, enzymes and fabric softeners, whether in the form of crystals, powders, flakes, bars, liquids, sprays or any other form;
(b) “Polyphosphate builder” or “phosphorus” means a water softening and soil suspending agent made from condensed phosphates, including pyrophosphates, triphosphates, tripolyphosphates, metaphosphates and glassy phosphates, used as a detergent ingredient;
(c) “Recommended use level” means the amount or concentration of synthetic detergent or detergent which the manufacturer thereof recommends for use, at which level such synthetic detergent or detergent will effectively perform its intended function;
(d) “Machine dishwasher” means equipment manufactured for the purpose of cleaning dishes, glassware and other utensils involved in food preparation, consumption or use, using a combination of water agitation and high temperatures;
(e) “Dairy equipment”, “beverage equipment” and “food processing equipment” mean that equipment used in the production of milk and dairy products, foods and beverages, including the processing, preparation or packaging thereof for consumption;
(f) “Industrial cleaning equipment” means machinery and other tools used in cleaning processes during the course of industrial manufacturing, production and assembly;
(g) “Sewage system additive” means any substance or compound sold or offered for sale for the purpose of cleaning, degreasing, unclogging or enhancing the performance of any septic tank, subsurface sewage disposal system, house sewer, sewer service connection, groundwater control system or subsurface drain.
(1971, P.A. 248, S. 1; P.A. 74-311, S. 2, 6; P.A. 79-605, S. 12, 17; P.A. 82-117, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 74-311 included oil emulsifying agents and soluble oil compounds in definition of “synthetic detergent”, deleted exclusion of polyphosphate builders or phosphorus essential for medical, scientific or special engineering use in definition of “polyphosphate builders” and “phosphorus” and made minor wording change in definition of “recommended use level”; P.A. 79-605 included “organic solvents” in definition of “synthetic detergent”; P.A. 82-117 added Subsec. (g) defining “sewage system additive”; Sec. 25-54nn transferred to Sec. 22a-460 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-462. (Formerly Sec. 25-54pp). - Sale of certain detergents prohibited: Excepted uses. Regulations.

(a) No person, firm or corporation shall sell, offer or expose for sale, give or furnish any synthetic detergent or detergent which requires a recommended use level of such synthetic detergent or detergent which contains more than seven grams of phosphorus by weight expressed as elemental phosphorus, within the state of Connecticut from and after February 1, 1972, except that synthetic detergents or detergents manufactured for use or to be used for medical, scientific or special engineering purposes or for use in machine dishwashers, dairy equipment, beverage equipment, food processing equipment and industrial cleaning equipment shall not be subject to the limitation in this section.
(b) The concentration of phosphorus, by weight, expressed as elemental phosphorus in any synthetic detergent or detergent shall be determined by the current applicable method prescribed by the American Society for Testing and Materials.
(c) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 22a-438, shall not apply to violations of subsection (a) of this section.
(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of sections 22a-460 to 22a-462, inclusive.
(1971, P.A. 248, S. 3; P.A. 73-192, S. 1, 2; P.A. 74-311, S. 4, 6; P.A. 80-103; P.A. 82-117, S. 3; P.A. 85-77; P.A. 95-167, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 73-192 made previous provisions of Subsec. (b) applicable on and after June 30, 1974, rather than on and after June 30, 1973, and added Subdiv. (2) re investigation of phosphorus and its substitutes by commissioner; P.A. 74-311 expanded exemption in Subsec. (a) to include detergents used for medical, scientific or special engineering purposes, deleted Subsec. (b) which had prohibited use of phosphorus detergents on and after June 30, 1974, and required commissioner to investigate effects of phosphorus and its substitutes, relettered former Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b) and added new Subsec. (c); P.A. 80-103 expanded exemption in Subsec. (a) to include detergents used in small amounts and containing small amounts of phosphorus as specified; P.A. 82-117 added Subsec. (d) requiring the commissioner to adopt regulations implementing the provisions of Secs. 25-54nn to 25-54pp; Sec. 25-54pp transferred to Sec. 22a-462 in 1983; P.A. 85-77 amended Subsec. (a) by eliminating the maximum allowed phosphorus content; P.A. 95-167 amended Subsec. (d) to delete requirement re regulations for the labeling and registration of sewage system additives; 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. (d), effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-462b. - Microfiber pollution working group. Consumer awareness and education program. Requirements. Membership. Report.

Not later than July 1, 2018, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, shall convene a working group of representatives of the apparel industry and the environmental community for the purpose of developing a consumer awareness and education program concerning the presence of synthetic microfiber pollution. Such program shall include, but not be limited to, consumer oriented information that explains the process by which such microfibers are shed from clothing and are dispersed in the state's waterways, best practices for consumers to eliminate and reduce the disbursement of microfibers from clothing into the waterways of the state and information on efforts that members of the apparel industry, including, but not limited to, brand labels, are undertaking to reduce or eliminate microfibers in clothing. The working group shall include, but not be limited to, a representative of each of the following organizations: (1) The Sustainable Apparel Coalition, (2) the American Apparel and Footwear Association, (3) the American Apparel and Producer's Network, (4) Fashion Group International, (5) the National Retail Federation, (6) the Council of Fashion Designers of America, (7) Fashion Business, Inc., and (8) the Outdoor Industry Association. Not later than January 1, 2019, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall, in accordance with section 11-4a, submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment on the efforts of such working group and any related recommendations for legislation concerning such consumer awareness and education program and the reduction of microfibers in our state's waterways.
(P.A. 18-181, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 18-181 effective June 14, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-463. (Formerly Sec. 25-54rr). Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB - Definitions.

As used in sections 22a-463 to 22a-469, inclusive:
(a) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.
(b) “PCB” means the class of organic compounds known as polychlorinated biphenyls or terphenyls and includes any of several compounds produced by replacing two or more hydrogen atoms on the biphenyl or terphenyl molecule with chlorine.
(c) “Incidental amounts of PCB” means amounts of the compound PCB in an item, product or material which are beyond the control of the person manufacturing, selling for use, or using such item, product or material.
(P.A. 76-389, S. 1, 8; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: Sec. 25-54rr transferred to Sec. 22a-463 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-464. (Formerly Sec. 25-54ss). - Restrictions on manufacture, sale or use of PCB.

(a) No person shall manufacture the compound PCB on or after July 1, 1976, and no person shall sell or offer for sale the compound PCB on or after July 1, 1976, unless he has registered such activity with the commissioner. Any person registered to sell or offer for sale the compound PCB shall, at least thirty days prior to the date on which delivery is to be made, notify the commissioner of each sale, the purchaser and the amount purchased.
(b) No person shall use the compound PCB in the manufacture of an item, product or material or sell or offer for sale an item, product or material to which the compound PCB has been added on or after July 1, 1977, except in accordance with section 22a-465.
(P.A. 76-389, S. 2, 8.)
History: Sec. 25-54ss transferred to Sec. 22a-464 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-465. (Formerly Sec. 25-54tt). - Use of PCB in closed systems. Incidental amounts of PCB permitted.

(a) An item, product or material containing the compound PCB may be manufactured for sale, sold for use or used if the compound PCB is used in a closed system as a dielectric fluid for an electric transformer or capacitor provided the item, product or material is labeled in accordance with the American National Standards Institute Incorporated guidelines.
(b) An item, product or material containing incidental amounts of PCB may be manufactured for sale, sold for use or used provided such incidental amounts do not result from exposing the item, product or material to the compound PCB or from failing to take reasonable measures to rid the item, product or material of the compound PCB.
(c) An item, product or material containing the compound PCB may be manufactured for sale, sold for use or used provided an exemption has been granted by the commissioner in accordance with section 22a-466.
(P.A. 76-389, S. 3, 8.)
History: Sec. 25-54tt transferred to Sec. 22a-465 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-466. (Formerly Sec. 25-54uu). - Exemptions.

(a) The commissioner may exempt the manufacture for sale, sale for use or use of an item, product or material containing the compound PCB or the use of the compound PCB for other purposes provided there is no reasonable substitute for the compound PCB in the item, product or material or for the use for other purposes.
(b) Any person intending to manufacture or continue to manufacture for sale, sell for use or continue to sell for use, use or continue to use an item, product or material containing the compound PCB or intending to use or continue to use the compound PCB after July 1, 1977, for uses other than those exempted pursuant to section 22a-465, shall file a request for exemption with the commissioner at least six months prior to the date such use is intended to be initiated or continued.
(c) Each request for exemption shall contain a complete description of the intended use or use of the item, product or material containing the compound PCB or the intended use or use of the compound PCB for other purposes, the amounts of the compound PCB which is intended to be used or is used, the reasons a substitute for the compound PCB cannot be used or is not used and the means by which the discharge of the compound PCB will be or is controlled.
(d) In granting an exemption the commissioner may impose such conditions as he deems appropriate to control the discharge or potential discharge of the compound PCB.
(e) All exemptions shall expire annually on July first. Reapplication for an exemption shall be filed with the commissioner on or before January first of the year when the exemption will expire.
(P.A. 76-389, S. 4, 8.)
History: Sec. 25-54uu transferred to Sec. 22a-466 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-467. (Formerly Sec. 25-54vv). - Disposition of PCB regulated.

No person shall dispose of the compound PCB or any item, product or material containing the compound PCB except in accordance with a permit issued pursuant to section 22a-208a, 22a-430 or 22a-454. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a person or municipality may dispose of the compound PCB, or the item, product or material containing the compound PCB, in accordance with a written approval by the commissioner if such disposal (1) results in destruction of the compound PCB; or (2) is not inconsistent with the provisions of Part 761 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The commissioner may include in any such approval such conditions as he deems appropriate to protect the environment and human health. For purposes of this section, person includes any responsible corporate officer or municipal official and “dispose” means to incinerate or treat the compound PCB or any item, product or material containing the compound PCB, or to discharge, deposit, inject, dump or place the compound PCB or any item, product or material containing the compound PCB into or on land or water so that such compound, item, product or material enters the environment, is emitted into the air, or is discharged into any waters, including groundwaters.
(P.A. 76-389, S. 5, 8; P.A. 86-403, S. 57, 132; P.A. 93-428, S. 15, 39; P.A. 00-19, S. 4.)
History: Sec. 25-54vv transferred to Sec. 22a-467 in 1983; P.A. 86-403 made technical change, adding reference to Sec. 22a-208a; P.A. 93-428 provided for written approval of the commissioner for disposal in lieu of a permit, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 00-19 changed “no person or municipality” to “no person”, added language providing that person includes any responsible corporate officer or municipal official, and defined “dispose”.
See Sec. 22a-469a re incineration of PCB by public service companies.
Cited. 192 C. 591.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-468. (Formerly Sec. 25-54ww). - Regulations.

The commissioner may adopt such regulations as he deems appropriate to implement the provisions of sections 22a-463 to 22a-469, inclusive. The commissioner may adopt by reference any standards or regulations concerning the disposal, storage, marking, record-keeping, use and transportation, by any mode, manufacturing, processing and distribution in commerce of the compound PCB adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 USC 2601 et seq).
(P.A. 76-389, S. 6, 8; P.A. 87-157, S. 1.)
History: Sec. 25-54ww transferred to Sec. 22a-468 in 1983; P.A. 87-157 authorized the commissioner to adopt by reference federal standards or regulations concerning the compound PCB.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-469. (Formerly Sec. 25-54xx). - Penalty.

Any person who or municipality which violates any provisions of sections 22a-463 to 22a-469, inclusive, shall be subject to the penalties provided for in section 22a-438.
(P.A. 76-389, S. 7, 8; P.A. 87-157, S. 2.)
History: Sec. 25-54xx transferred to Sec. 22a-469 in 1983; P.A. 87-157 made a technical change.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-469a. - Incineration of PCB by public service companies.

Any public service company, as defined in section 16-1, planning to incinerate in the state any solid or liquid substance in which the compound PCB, as defined in section 22a-463, is present in a concentration of at least fifty parts per million, shall notify the municipality where the incineration is to occur, at least seven days before transporting the substance into the municipality, of (1) the location from which the substance will be transported, (2) the date of entry of the substance into the municipality, (3) the quantity of the substance and concentration of the compound PCB that will be incinerated and (4) the method and date of the incineration.
(P.A. 83-100.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-471a. - Exemption from potable drinking water orders for persons engaged in agriculture.

(a) The provisions of subsection (f) of section 22a-471 shall apply to any person engaged in agriculture on May 26, 1988, who makes an application or arranges for the application of a general use or restricted use pesticide to agricultural or horticultural products or to the land, provided such person (1) maintains the records specified in subsection (d) of this section, and (2) develops and implements by July 1, 1989, the plan specified in subsection (e) of this section.
(b) On and after July 1, 1989, the provisions of subsection (f) of section 22a-471 shall not apply to any person engaged in agriculture who (1) fails to maintain the records specified in subsection (d) of this section, or (2) has not developed and implemented the plan specified in subsection (e) of this section when such records have been maintained for less than three years.
(c) The provisions of subsection (f) of section 22a-471 shall apply to any person beginning agricultural activities on or after July 1, 1989, who makes an application or arranges for the application of a general use or restricted use pesticide to agricultural or horticultural products or to the land, provided such person (1) maintains the records specified in subsection (d) of this section, and (2) develops and implements the plan specified in subsection (e) of this section.
(d) The records required under subsection (a) of this section shall include a record of the following information for each application of a general or restricted use pesticide to an agricultural or horticultural product or to the land: (1) The name of the applicator; (2) the kind and amount of the pesticide used; (3) the date and place of application; (4) the crop and amount of acreage treated; (5) the name of the manufacturer and the product registration number assigned by the United States Environmental Protection Agency of each pesticide; and (6) the invoice or purchase receipt of the pesticide. Such records shall be maintained by the person engaged in agriculture for not less than twenty years after the date of application.
(e) Any plan prepared under subsection (a) of this section shall be appropriate for the agricultural activities conducted on the land and shall minimize the potential for groundwater contamination from pesticides. Such plan shall include provisions for integrated pest management, if available, proper amounts and rates of pesticide applications, calibration of equipment and timing and frequency of pesticide application. The plan shall be prepared and revised as necessary in accordance with guidelines issued or approved by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at The University of Connecticut.
(P.A. 88-211, S. 2, 4; 88-364, S. 119, 123; P.A. 05-288, S. 110.)
History: P.A. 88-364 made technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 05-288 made technical changes, effective July 13, 2005.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-471b. - “Person engaged in agriculture” defined.

As used in subsection (f) of section 22a-471 and section 22a-471a, “person engaged in agriculture” means a person operating a farm, as defined in subsection (q) of section 1-1, that produces agricultural products for sale from which annual gross sales of one thousand dollars or more from agricultural products were realized during each calendar year during which pesticides were applied to an agricultural or horticultural product or to the land.
(P.A. 88-211, S. 3, 4; P.A. 90-271, S. 16, 24; P.A. 00-196, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 90-271 corrected an internal reference; P.A. 00-196 made a technical change.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-473. - Exploratory drilling for oil or gas restricted.

No person may engage in exploratory drilling for oil or gas until the regulations required by section 22a-472 are adopted.
(P.A. 85-88, S. 2, 3; P.A. 87-589, S. 27, 87.)
History: P.A. 87-589 substituted reference to Sec. 22a-472 for reference to Sec. 22a-473.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-474. - Regulations re storage of road salt.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, after consultation with the Commissioners of Transportation and Public Health, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 establishing standards for the storage and application of road salt for the purpose of minimizing water supply contamination from such storage and application.
(P.A. 85-450, 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. 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; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-474a. - Green Snow Pro training. State, municipal and private roadside applicators. Report.

The Commissioners of Energy and Environmental Protection and Transportation shall jointly work with The University of Connecticut's Training and Technical Assistance Center to conduct a training program for state, municipal and private roadside applicators that relies on the Connecticut Best Management Practices “Green Snow Pro: Sustainable Winter Operations” guide for municipalities. Such training program shall include, but not be limited to, instruction on each topic contained in such guide and the provision of additional information resources for each topic. Such training shall be provided by personnel of the Departments of Energy and Environmental Protection and Transportation or The University of Connecticut's Training and Technical Assistance Center and shall consist of not less than one training session conducted in each county of the state. Information concerning such training shall be provided by said agencies to each regional council of governments. Not later than one year following the implementation of such training program and pursuant to section 11-4a, said commissioners shall jointly submit a report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment and transportation on how many state, municipal and private applicators have received training pursuant to such program, any goals for the future of such program and any recommendations concerning proposed legislation to reduce the effects of sodium chloride on private wells and public drinking water supplies.
(P.A. 22-118, S. 139.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-474c. - Sodium chloride run-off. Home or well damage. Health district electronic reporting system. Reporting. Identification of state or federal financial resources. Criteria and procedures.

Not later than January 1, 2023, each local health district shall establish an electronic reporting system for the owner of any home or well that is damaged as the direct result of sodium chloride run-off to register such damage with the local health department. Not later than January 1, 2024, and each year thereafter, each local health department shall submit any report received pursuant to this section during the previous calendar year to the Office of Policy and Management. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may identify any available state or federal financial resources to assist such owners with the costs of remediation, mitigation or repair of such homes or wells and establish any criteria and procedures for the issuance of any such financial assistance to such owners.
(P.A. 22-118, S. 141.)
History: P.A. 22-118 effective May 7, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-474d. - Sodium and chloride drinking water testing. Residential water treatment systems installers provision of customer information. Requirement.

Any person, as defined in section 1-1, who installs residential water treatment systems, including, but not limited to, automatic water softeners or tanks, shall provide each customer who seeks installation of an automatic water softener or tank with written information concerning the importance of testing such customer's drinking water for the presence of sodium and chloride and the potential consequences of excessive levels of sodium and chloride in such drinking water.
(P.A. 22-118, S. 142.)
History: P.A. 22-118 effective May 7, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-480. - Construction of provisions.

No provision of sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, shall be construed or deemed to supersede or limit the authority granted the commissioner and the Commissioner of Public Health pursuant to this chapter.
(P.A. 86-420, S. 6, 12; P.A. 10-117, S. 40.)
History: P.A. 10-117 added “and the Commissioner of Public Health”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-481. - Projects with prior funding.

(a) Eligible water quality projects which have received advances for planning and design pursuant to subsection (b) of section 22a-439 or section 22a-443 shall be eligible for project grants and loans under this program. No interest shall be charged on a grant advance prior to the time it is converted to a project grant and loan.
(b) Contractual obligations of the state to municipalities for grant assistance commitments made prior to July 1, 1986, shall be funded pursuant to sections 22a-439 to 22a-443, inclusive.
(P.A. 86-420, S. 7, 12.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-482. - Regulations.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, except that the Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of sections 22a-475 to 22a-483, inclusive, pertaining to the drinking water accounts, as defined in subdivisions (7) and (8) of section 22a-475, and eligible drinking water projects. Pending the adoption of regulations concerning the drinking water accounts, as defined in subdivisions (7) and (8) of section 22a-475, the regulations in effect and applicable to the management and operation of the Clean Water Fund shall be utilized by the Commissioner of Public Health with the operation of the drinking water accounts, as defined in subdivisions (7) and (8) of said section 22a-475.
(P.A. 86-420, S. 8, 12; P.A. 96-181, S. 115, 121; P.A. 10-117, S. 41; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 96-181 added Commissioner of Public Health and made regulations applicable to the operation of drinking water accounts, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 10-117 added provision re responsibilities of Commissioner of Public Health re adoption of regulations pertaining to drinking water accounts and eligible drinking water projects and made conforming changes; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-485. - Plan required for maintenance of oxygen levels in Long Island Sound.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall prepare a plan to achieve the interim goal for minimum dissolved oxygen in Long Island Sound as provided for in the comprehensive conservation and management plan for the sound. Such plan shall provide for the achievement of such goal within twenty years and shall prioritize actions necessary to achieve such goal. Such plan shall list necessary sewerage system improvement projects in this state, the time frames for completion of such projects and their cost over the twenty-year period. The commissioner shall submit to the General Assembly on or before February 7, 1996, a preliminary list of such projects, along with their cost and any amount to be disbursed from the Clean Water Fund for such projects.
(P.A. 95-329, S. 30, 31; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 95-329, S. 30 effective July 13, 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-498a. - Municipal stormwater authority located in a distressed municipality. Powers.

A municipal stormwater authority created pursuant to section 22a-498 and located in a distressed municipality, as defined in subsection (b) of section 32-9p, having a population of not more than twenty-eight thousand shall constitute a body politic and corporate and the ordinance establishing such authority may confer upon such authority the following powers: (1) To sue and be sued; (2) to acquire, hold and convey any estate, real or personal; (3) to contract; (4) to borrow money, including by the issuance of bonds, provided the issuance of such bonds is approved by the legislative body of the municipality in which such authority district is located; (5) to recommend to the legislative body of such municipality the imposition of fees upon the interests in real property within such authority district, subject to the fifteen per cent limitation on, or alternative election to exempt, properties owned by hospitals described in subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of section 22a-498, the revenues from which shall be used in carrying out any of the powers of such authority; (6) to deposit and expend funds; and (7) to enter property to make surveys, soundings, borings and examinations to accomplish the purposes of section 22a-498. Such stormwater authority and legislative body shall comply with the procedures set forth in subsection (c) of section 22a-498, concerning the fifteen per cent limitation on fees imposed upon, and retrospective review and rebate procedures for fees generated from, properties owned by hospitals described in subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of said section except if such legislative body approves exemption of such properties from the fee until July 1, 2026.
(P.A. 13-222, S. 1; P.A. 21-115, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 21-115 changed “a levy upon the taxable interests” to “fees upon the interests”, added provision re 15 per cent limitation on or exemption for hospital property described in Sec. 22a-498(c)(3), changed “may” to “shall” re use of revenues, and added provisions re stormwater authority and municipal legislative body compliance with procedures set forth in Sec. 22a-498(c), effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-498b. - Delinquent charges due to municipal stormwater authority. Liens.

Any charge due to a municipal stormwater authority and any fee levied pursuant to section 22a-498 and not paid in full on or before thirty days after the due date shall thereupon be delinquent and shall bear interest from the due date at such rates and in such manner as provided for delinquent property taxes under section 12-146. Any such unpaid charge or fee, or portion thereof, shall constitute a lien upon the property against which such charge or fee was levied from the date it became delinquent. Each such lien may be continued, recorded and released in the manner provided by the general statutes for continuing, recording and releasing property tax liens.
(P.A. 13-222, S. 2; P.A. 21-115, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 21-115 added reference to any fee levied, changed “within thirty days of” to “in full on or before thirty days after”, replaced interest rate from rate charged by municipality's tax collector to rate and manner provided for under Sec. 12-146, added “or portion thereof,” and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-499. - Joint report re pilot program.

On or before February 11, 2008, the municipalities participating in the pilot program established in section 22a-497 shall submit a joint report in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment on the status of the pilot program. Such report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) The municipalities' recommendation on whether further legislation is necessary to grant stormwater authorities the additional powers to issue bonds, notes or other evidences of debt, (2) a map showing the geographic boundaries of the stormwater authority district, (3) information concerning the purpose and amount of any assessments recommended to fund the municipal stormwater authority, and (4) any other information that the commissioner requests pursuant to the grant agreement entered into between the commissioner and the municipality in accordance with section 22a-498.
(P.A. 07-154, S. 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5, S. 37.)
History: P.A. 07-154 effective September 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5 made technical changes, effective September 1, 2007.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-499a. - Water pollution control authority located in a distressed municipality. Levy re stormwater control systems.

Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the ordinance establishing a water pollution control authority created pursuant to section 7-246 and located in a distressed municipality, as defined in subsection (b) of section 32-9p, having a population of not less than one hundred forty thousand, may confer upon such authority the power to recommend to the municipality's legislative body a levy on taxable real property within the area of such authority for the planning, laying out, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance, supervision and management of stormwater control systems. In imposing any such levy, such municipality may consider (1) the amount of impervious surfaces generating stormwater runoff, (2) land use types that result in higher concentrations of stormwater pollution, and (3) the property's grand list valuation.
(P.A. 13-247, S. 85.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-499b. - Delinquent charges due to water pollution control authority located in a distressed municipality. Liens.

Any charge due to a water pollution control authority, as described in section 22a-499a, and not paid within thirty days of the due date shall thereupon be delinquent and shall bear interest from the due date at the rate charged by the municipality's tax collector for delinquent property taxes. Any such unpaid charge shall constitute a lien upon the real estate against which such charge was levied from the date it became delinquent. Each such lien may be continued, recorded and released in the manner provided by the general statutes for continuing, recording and releasing property tax liens.
(P.A. 13-247, S. 86.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › Chapter 446k - Water Pollution Control › Section 22a-502. - Regional water pollution control authorities: Budgets.

The fiscal year of an authority shall commence on July first of each year and continue to and including June thirtieth of the next succeeding year. Each authority shall be a municipality for purposes of chapters 55b, 111, and 112 and shall have such rights accorded to municipalities thereby and be subject to all provisions, requirements and limitations pertaining to municipalities contained therein. The chief executive officer of any authority created under sections 22a-500 to 22a-519, inclusive, shall submit one copy of the annual operating budget of the authority to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and such related budgetary material as the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may request in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. The budget shall be submitted by July first of each year or within thirty days after the adoption of the budget, whichever is later.
(P.A. 95-329, S. 12, 31.)
History: P.A. 95-329, S. 12 effective July 13, 1995.