Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 354i - Aquifer Protection Areas-Land Use Controls › Section 22a-354i-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purpose of sections 22a-354i-1 to
				22a-354i-10,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following
				definitions apply:
(1) "Affected water
			 company" means "affected water company" as defined in section
			 22a-354h of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes;
(2)
			 "Applicant" means, as appropriate in context, a person who applies for an
			 exemption under section
			 22a-354i-6
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or a permit under section
			 22a-354i-8 of
			 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(3) "Application" means, as appropriate in
			 context, an application for an exemption under section
			 22a-354i-6
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or an application for a
			 permit under section
			 22a-354i-8 of
			 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(4) "Aquifer protection area" means "aquifer
			 protection area" as defined in section
			 22a-354h of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes and any extension of such area approved by the
			 Commissioner pursuant to section
			 22a-354i-4
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(5) "Area of contribution" means "area of
			 contribution" as defined in section
			 22a-354h of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes and as mapped in accordance with section
			 22a-354b-1
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(6) "Bulk storage facility" means property
			 where oil or petroleum liquids are received by tank vessel, pipeline, railroad
			 car or tank vehicle for the purpose of storage for wholesale
			 distribution;
(7) "Certified
			 Hazardous Materials Manager" means a hazardous materials manager certified by
			 the Institute of Hazardous Materials Managers and who is qualified by reason of
			 relevant specialized training and relevant specialized experience to conduct
			 audits of regulated activities to ensure compliance with applicable law and
			 identify appropriate pollution prevention practices for such
			 activities;
(8) "Commissioner"
			 means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, or his or her
			 agent;
(9) "Domestic sewage" means
			 "domestic sewage" as defined in section
			 22a-430-3(a)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(10) "Facility" means property where a
			 regulated activity is conducted by any person, including without limitation any
			 buildings located on the property that are owned or leased by that person; and
			 includes contiguous land owned, leased, or for which there is an option to
			 purchase by that person;
(11)
			 "Floor drain" means any opening in a floor or surface which opening or surface
			 receives materials spilled or deposited thereon;
(12) "Hazardous material" means (A) any
			 hazardous substance as defined in
			 40 CFR
			 302.4 and listed therein at Table 302.4,
			 excluding mixtures with a total concentration of less than 1% hazardous
			 substances based on volume, (B) any hazardous waste as defined in section
			 22a-449(c)
			 -101 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, (C) any pesticide as
			 defined in section
			 22a-47 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes, or (D) any oil or petroleum as defined in section
			 22a-448
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(13) "Hazardous waste" means "hazardous
			 waste" as defined in section
			 22a-449(c)
			 -101 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(14) "Industrial laundry" means a facility
			 for washing clothes, cloth or other fabric used in industrial
			 operations;
(15) "Infiltration
			 device" means any discharge device installed below or above the ground surface
			 which device is designed to discharge liquid to the ground;
(16) "Inland wetland map" means a map
			 pursuant to section
			 22a-42a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(17) "ISO 14001 environmental management
			 system certification" means a current ISO 14001 environmental management system
			 certification issued by an ISO 14001 environmental management system registrar
			 that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute and Registrar
			 Accreditation Board;
(18) "Level A
			 mapping boundary" means the lines as shown on Level A maps approved or prepared
			 by the Commissioner pursuant to sections
			 22a-354c,
			 22a-354d
			 or
			 22a-354z
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes encompassing the area of contribution and
			 recharge areas;
(19) "Lubricating
			 oil" means oil that contains less than 1% chlorinated solvents and is used for
			 the sole purpose of lubricating, cutting, grinding, machining, stamping or
			 quenching metals;
(20) "Municipal
			 aquifer protection agency" means the board or commission authorized by the
			 municipality under section
			 22a-354o
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(21) "Municipality" means "municipality" as
			 defined in section
			 22a-354h of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes;
(22)
			 "Owner" means the owner or lessee of the facility in question;
(23) "De-icing chemical" means sodium
			 chloride, calcium chloride, or calcium magnesium acetate;
(24) "Person" means any individual, firm,
			 partnership, association, syndicate, company, trust, corporation, limited
			 liability company, municipality, agency, political or administrative
			 subdivision of the state, federal agencies as permitted by law, or other legal
			 entity of any kind;
(25)
			 "Pollution" means "pollution" as defined in section
			 22a-423
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(26) "Pollution prevention" means the use of
			 processes and materials so as to reduce or minimize the amount of hazardous
			 materials used or the quantity and concentration of pollutants in waste
			 generated;
(27) "Professional
			 engineer" means a professional engineer licensed in accordance with chapter 391
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and who is qualified by reason of relevant
			 specialized training and relevant specialized experience to conduct audits of
			 regulated activities to ensure compliance with applicable law and identify
			 appropriate pollution prevention practices for such activities;
(28) "Publicly owned treatment works" means
			 "publicly owned treatment works" as defined in section
			 22a-430-3
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(29) "Public service company" means "public
			 service company" as defined in section
			 16-1 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes;
(30) "Public supply well" means "public
			 supply well" as defined in section
			 19-13-B51b
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(31) "Recharge area" means "recharge area" as
			 defined in section
			 22a-354h of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes and as mapped in accordance with section
			 22a-354b-1
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(32) "Registered regulated activity" means a
			 regulated activity which has been registered in accordance with section
			 22a-354i-7
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and is conducted at the
			 facility identified in such registration;
(33) "Registrant" means a person, who or
			 which, has submitted a registration for a regulated activity in accordance with
			 section
			 22a-354i-7
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(34) "Regulated activity" means any of the
			 following activities, which are located or conducted, wholly or partially, in
			 an aquifer protection area, except as provided for in sections
			 22a-354i-5(c)
			 and
			 22a-354i-6
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(A) underground storage or transmission of
			 oil or petroleum, to the extent such activity is not pre-empted by federal law,
			 or hazardous material, except for (i) an underground storage tank that contains
			 number two (2) fuel oil and is located more than five hundred (500) feet from a
			 public supply well subject to regulation under section
			 22a-354c
			 or section
			 22a-354z
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, or (ii) underground electrical facilities
			 such as transformers, breakers, or cables containing oil for cooling or
			 insulation purposes which are owned and operated by a public service
			 company,
(B) oil or petroleum
			 dispensing for the purpose of retail, wholesale or fleet use,
(C) on-site storage of hazardous materials
			 for the purpose of wholesale sale,
(D) repair or maintenance of vehicles or
			 internal combustion engines of vehicles, involving the use, storage or disposal
			 of hazardous materials, including solvents, lubricants, paints, brake fluids,
			 transmission fluids or the generation of hazardous wastes,
(E) salvage operations of metal or vehicle
			 parts,
(F) wastewater discharges to
			 ground water other than domestic sewage and stormwater, except for discharges
			 from the following that have received a permit issued by the Commissioner
			 pursuant to section
			 22a-430
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes: (i) a pump and treat system for ground
			 water remediation, (ii) a potable water treatment system, (iii) heat pump
			 system, (iv) non-contact cooling water system, or (v) swimming pools,
(G) car or truck washing, unless all waste
			 waters from such activity are lawfully disposed of through a connection to a
			 publicly owned treatment works,
(H)
			 production or refining of chemicals, including without limitation hazardous
			 materials or asphalt,
(I) clothes
			 or cloth cleaning service which involves the use, storage or disposal of
			 hazardous materials including without limitation dry-cleaning
			 solvents,
(J) industrial laundry
			 service which involves the cleaning of clothes or cloth contaminated by
			 hazardous material, unless all waste waters from such activity are lawfully
			 disposed of through a connection to a publicly owned treatment works,
(K) generation of electrical power by means
			 of fossil fuels, except for (i) generation of electrical power by an emergency
			 engine as defined by section
			 22a-174-22 e(a) of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or (ii) generation of electrical
			 power by means of natural gas or propane,
(L) production of electronic boards,
			 electrical components, or other electrical equipment involving the use, storage
			 or disposal of any hazardous material or involving metal plating, degreasing of
			 parts or equipment, or etching operations,
(M) embalming or crematory services which
			 involve the use, storage or disposal of hazardous material, unless all waste
			 waters from such activity are lawfully disposed of through a connection to a
			 publicly owned treatment works,
(N)
			 furniture stripping operations which involve the use, storage or disposal of
			 hazardous materials,
(O) furniture
			 finishing operations which involve the use, storage or disposal of hazardous
			 materials, unless all waste waters from such activity are lawfully disposed of
			 through a connection to a publicly owned treatment works,
(P) storage, treatment or disposal of
			 hazardous waste subject to a permit under sections
			 22a-449(c)
			 -100 to 22a-449(c)-110, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State
			 Agencies,
(Q) biological or
			 chemical testing, analysis or research which involves the use, storage or
			 disposal of hazardous material, unless all waste waters from such activity are
			 lawfully disposed of through a connection to a publicly owned treatment works,
			 and provided that on-site testing of a public supply well by a public water
			 utility is not a regulated activity,
(R) pest control services which involve
			 storage, mixing or loading of pesticides or other hazardous
			 materials,
(S) photographic
			 finishing which involves the use, storage or disposal of hazardous materials,
			 unless all waste water from such activity are lawfully disposed of through a
			 connection to a publicly owned treatment works,
(T) production or fabrication of metal
			 products which involves the use, storage or disposal of hazardous materials
			 including (i) metal cleaning or degreasing with industrial solvents, (ii) metal
			 plating, or (iii) metal etching,
(U) printing, plate making, lithography,
			 photoengraving, or gravure, which involves the use, storage or disposal of
			 hazardous materials,
(V)
			 accumulation or storage of waste oil, anti-freeze or spent lead-acid batteries
			 which are subject to a general permit issued under sections
			 22a-208(i)
			 and
			 22a-454(e)(1)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
(W) production of rubber, resin cements,
			 elastomers or plastic, which involves the use, storage or disposal of hazardous
			 materials,
(X) storage of de-icing
			 chemicals, unless such storage takes place within a weather-tight water-proof
			 structure for the purpose of retail sale or for the purpose of deicing parking
			 areas or access roads to parking areas,
(Y) accumulation, storage, handling,
			 recycling, disposal, reduction, processing, burning, transfer or composting of
			 solid waste which is subject to a permit issued by the Commissioner pursuant to
			 sections
			 22a-207b,
			 22a-208a,
			 and
			 22a-208c
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, except for a potable water treatment
			 sludge disposal area,
(Z) dying,
			 coating or printing of textiles, or tanning or finishing of leather, which
			 activity involves the use, storage or disposal of hazardous
			 materials,
(AA) production of wood
			 veneer, plywood, reconstituted wood or pressure-treated wood, which involves
			 the use, storage or disposal of hazardous material, and
(BB) pulp production processes that involve
			 bleaching;