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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 39 - Inland Wetlands and Water Courses Regulations of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection › Section 22a-39-12.3 - Public insurance

Current through July 10, 2024
The applicant may be directed to certify that he has public
				insurance against liability which might result from the proposed operation or
				use covering any and all damages which might occur within three (3) years of
				completion of such operations, in an amount to be determined by the
				Commissioner commensurate with the projected operation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 39 - Inland Wetlands and Water Courses Regulations of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection › Section 22a-39-13.1 - Conflict with other regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
Where there is a conflict between the provisions of these
				regulations and those of any other regulation administered by the Department,
				the provisions of the regulation which imposes the most stringent standards for
				the use of the wetland or water course shall govern.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 39 - Inland Wetlands and Water Courses Regulations of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection › Section 22a-39-13.2 - Invalidity of certain parts of regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
The invalidity of any word, clause, sentence, section, part or
				provision of these regulations shall not affect the validity of any other part
				which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 39 - Inland Wetlands and Water Courses Regulations of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection › Section 22a-39-14 - Reporting requirements for municipal inland wetland agencies

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each inland wetland and watercourses
			 agency established pursuant to section
			 22a-42
			 of the General Statutes, as amended, shall report the following actions to the
			 Commissioner on a form provided by the Department:
(1) permits issued;
(2) permits denied;
(3) enforcement notices and orders;
(4) map amendments; and
(5) jurisdictional rulings.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 50 - Pesticide Registration and Classification › Section 22a-50-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The definition of terms used in these
			 regulations shall be consistent with the definitions in Section
			 22a-47, Connecticut
			 General Statute.
(b) The following
			 terms not defined in Section
			 22a-47, Connecticut
			 General Statutes, are defined as follows:
(1)
			 aquatic use - materials applied on or in water except in self contained
			 artificial structures such as cooling towers and swimming pools.
(2) bioaccumulation - the concentration of a
			 substance in an organism which exceeds those concentrations found in the
			 surrounding environment.
(3)
			 breakdown product - a chemical substance resulting from the transformation of a
			 pesticide by physical, chemical, electromagnetic, or biological
			 means.
(4) carcinogenesis - the
			 generation of malignant tumors in animals.
(5) Dermal LD50 - the
			 amount of material, expressed as mg substance/kg test animal or ppm, placed on
			 the skin that will kill 50% of the number of test animals.
(6) food chains - the numerous pathways by
			 which matter and energy are exchanged within an ecosystem.
(7) Inhalation LC50 -
			 that concentration, expressed as mg substance/1. air or ppm in the air, that
			 would be lethal to 50% of the test population of animals within a specific time
			 and under specified test conditions.
(8) mutagenesis - the generation of genetic
			 changes in animals or somatic changes in subsequent generations of
			 animals.
(9) Oral
			 LD50 - the amount of material expressed as mg
			 substance/kg test animal or ppm absorbed through the digestive tract that will
			 kill 50% of the number of test animals.
(10) "Ready-to-Use" - a pesticide as sold to
			 the user, registered and labelled for immediate application without further
			 dilution.
(11) synergism -
			 cooperative action of two or more agents such that the joint effect if greater
			 than the sum of the single effects taken independently.
(12) teratogenesis - the generation of
			 congenital defects in animals, which are ordinarily non-hereditable.
(13)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 50 - Pesticide Registration and Classification › Section 22a-50-3 - Restricted use classification

Current through July 10, 2024
When the Commissioner determines, after review of data
				available to him with regard to, but not necessarily limited to, the factors
				listed in Sections
				22a-50-4
				and
				22a-50-5
				that the use of a pesticide may cause unreasonable adverse effects on the
				environment he shall classify the use restricted.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 50 - Pesticide Registration and Classification › Section 22a-50-4 - Classification criteria

Current through July 10, 2024
When reviewing a pesticide for its classification the
				Commissioner shall consider a number of factors, including but not limited to
				the following:
(a) human
			 fatalities
(b) effects of
			 toxicological significance including but not limited to, neurological or
			 behavioral alterations and liver changes
(c) mutagenesis
(d) teratogenesis
(e) carcinogenesis
(f) severe skin or eye irritation
(g) persistence of the pesticide or
			 break-down product
(h)
			 bioaccumulation of the pesticide or break-down product
(i) widespread or common practice which runs
			 contrary to the intent of label instructions and prohibitions
(j) risk of contaminating food chains and
			 thereby causing chronic, delayed or secondary poisoning
(k) the extent to which ingredients or
			 break-down products leach from the soil and/or drift as vapors from the target
			 area
(l) synergistic
			 effects
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 50 - Pesticide Registration and Classification › Section 22a-50-5 - Classification criteria

Current through July 10, 2024
The Commissioner may classify a pesticide restricted
				when:
(a) the pesticide is intended or
			 labelled for professional use
(b)
			 the pesticide is intended or labelled exclusively for aquatic use
(c) a pesticide used indoors meets one or
			 more of the following criteria:
(1)
Oral LD50
[LESS THAN IS EQUAL TO]
500 mg/kg (product as sold except
						  "Ready-to-Use")
[LESS THAN IS EQUAL TO]
2000 mg/kg (use dilution or "Ready-to-Use")
or
(2)
Dermal LD50[LESS THAN IS EQUAL
						  TO]
[LESS THAN IS EQUAL TO]
2000 mg/kg (product as sold except
						  "Ready-to-Use")
[LESS THAN IS EQUAL TO]
5000 mg/kg (use dilution or "Ready-to-Use)
or
(3)
Dust of mist acute inhalation
						  LC50 (1 hr. exposure; 14 days observation)
[LESS THAN IS EQUAL TO]
20 mg/1
or
(4)
Gas or vapor inhalation LC50 (1
						  hr. exposure; 14 days observation)
[LESS THAN IS EQUAL TO]
2000 ppm
(d) a
			 pesticide used outdoors or in agriculture meets one or more of the following
			 criteria:
(1)
Oral LD50
[LESS THAN IS EQUAL TO]
50 mg/kg (products as sold except
						  "Ready-to-Use")
[LESS THAN IS EQUAL TO]
200 mg/kg (use dilution or "Ready-to-Use")
or
(2)
Dermal LD50[LESS THAN IS EQUAL
						  TO]
[LESS THAN IS EQUAL TO]
500 mg/kg (product as sold except
						  "Ready-to-Use")
[LESS THAN IS EQUAL TO]
1000 mg/kg (use dilution or "Ready-to-Use")
or
(3) Build up of residues of ingredients or break-down
						  products in mammalian or avian food in amounts = 1/5
						  LD50 following application.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 50 - Pesticide Registration and Classification › Section 22a-50-7 - Registration

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Registration of each pesticide shall
			 expire on December 31, according to the schedule set up in (b).
(b) In order to provide that 1/5 of all
			 products shall be registered each year, on January 1, 1975, those companies
			 whose names start with the letters A-B shall be registered for five (5) years;
			 those whose names start with C-E for four (4) years; those whose names start
			 with F-L for three (3) years; those whose names start with M-R for two (2)
			 years; those whose names start with S-Z for one (1) year. Each subsequent
			 registration shall be for five (5) years.
(c) A company registering a new pesticide
			 shall have its fee and registration period pro-rated so as to have the next
			 registration date for the new pesticide to fall due with the other products of
			 the same company.
(d) A pro-rated
			 refund of a registration fee will be made if a product is voluntarily withdrawn
			 or cancelled before the end of its five (5) year registration period. Any
			 refund will be pro-rated on a yearly basis except that no refund will be made
			 for the year in which the registration is cancelled or withdrawn.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 50 - Pesticide Registration and Classification › Section 22a-50-8 - Variances

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) the Commissioner may grant a variance
			 from Section 19-300b-2, Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, upon a
			 showing that use of a pesticide will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on
			 the environment. When acting upon a request for a variance, the Commissioner
			 shall consider the factors listed in Sections
			 22a-50-4
			 and
			 22a-50-5
			 for the particular pesticide.
(b)
			 Any variance granted under this section shall state whether the pesticide is
			 classified general or restricted.
(c) Any person wishing to obtain a variance
			 shall file a request with the Commissioner stating with particularity his
			 reasons and justification for the variance. The Commissioner shall hold a
			 public hearing, following such notice as he feels sufficient, to consider the
			 variance. The Commissioner shall make a decision to grant or deny a variance
			 within 30 days of the end of the hearing.
(d) A decision to grant or deny a variance
			 shall be considered a final decision of the Commissioner for purposes of
			 judicial review, under Section
			 4-183,
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(e) A
			 variance may be constructed so as to limit the area, amounts, and time of
			 application of the pesticide.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 54 - Application of Pesticides from the Air › Section 22a-54-1 - Application of pesticides from the air

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No permit for
			 the application of broad spectrum chemical pesticides from the air for
			 non-agricultural purposes shall be issued by the commissioner of environmental
			 protection.
Permits for agricultural purposes, such as, but not limited to,
				those activities set forth in the definitions of "agriculture" and "farming" in
				section
				1-1
				of the general statutes, shall be issued by the commissioner of the department
				of environmental protection only after the applicant has produced evidence
				satisfactory to the commissioner that the proposed material and its method of
				application shall not be injurious to the public health, aquatic and animal
				life, including pollinating insects, or property not owned or leased by the
				applicant or those on whose behalf the application is made. For purposes of
				this section, "broad spectrum chemical pesticides" means a pesticide not of
				biological origin which is non-selective, and has the potential to prevent,
				destroy, repel or mitigate a variety of organisms.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this
			 section or section
			 22a-66-7 of
			 the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, if the commissioner of
			 environmental protection, in consultation with the commissioner of public
			 health, determines that the application of broad spectrum chemical pesticides
			 from the ground is impractical and that application of broad spectrum chemical
			 pesticides from the air is necessary to control specific vectors of human
			 disease which pose an imminent threat to public health, the commissioner of
			 environmental protection may authorize a state agency or a municipality or
			 their agents to engage in such application by aircraft, subject to the
			 following conditions:
(1) A request for
			 authorization to apply broad spectrum chemical pesticides from the air shall be
			 in writing and shall include:
(A) the purpose
			 of the pesticide application;
(B)
			 the name and United States Environmental Protection Agency registration number
			 of the pesticide;
(C) a detailed
			 description of the area(s) to be treated;
(D) the name and business address of the
			 applicator; and
(E) the proposed
			 date(s) and time(s) of application.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 54 - Application of Pesticides from the Air › Section 22a-54-2 - Fees for certification of pesticide applicators

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 following fees shall be charged for the examination and certification of
			 pesticide applicators:
(1) Commercial
			 Applicator - Supervisory
(A) examination fee:
			 $25.00
(B) recertification
			 examination fee for certificate holders: $10.00
(C) certification fee: $100.00 for five
			 years;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 54 - Application of Pesticides from the Air › Section 22a-54-3 - Financial responsibility of commercial aircraft applicators

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Commissioner shall not issue, modify
			 or renew a commercial aircraft applicator certification unless and until the
			 applicant submits valid proof of financial responsibility to consist of the
			 following minimum insurance coverages:
Comprehensive General Liability:
(1) Bodily Injury Liability - $100,000 each
			 occurrence, $300,000 aggregate; and
(2) Property Damage Liability - $100,000 each
			 occurrence (including completed operation and chemical liability).
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 56 - Fees for Examination and Registration of Pesticide Distributors › Section 22a-56-1 - Fees for registration of pesticide distributors

Current through July 10, 2024
The following fees shall be charged for the examination and
				registration of distributors of restricted or permit use pesticides:
(a) Examination fee: $25.00
(b) Registration fee: $20.00 for one
			 year
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 65 - Discarding of Pesticides and Containers › Section 22a-65-1 - Discarding of pesticides and containers

Current through July 10, 2024
No person shall discard any pesticide or container therefor in
				such a manner as to cause pollution of any waterway or endanger plant and
				animal life or the public health and safety. The discarding of any pesticide
				into any public sewage disposal system is prohibited.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 66 - Use of Pesticides › Section 22a-66-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The definitions of terms used in sections
			 22a-66-1 to
			 22a-66-7,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be consistent
			 with the definitions in section
			 22a-47 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(b)
			 As used in sections 22a-66-1 to
			 22a-66-7,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following
			 terms not defined in section
			 22a-47 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes are defined as follows:
(1) "Borer control" means the control through
			 the use of pesticides of insects whose larval life takes place within plant
			 stems;
(2) "Termite control" means
			 the extermination of termites within, beneath or closely adjacent to a
			 structure and the prevention of future termite entry which is accomplished
			 through the use of pesticides;
(3)
			 "Electric service entrance" means that area of a structure where the electrical
			 power supply enters and is subsequently distributed to other parts of the
			 structure;
(4) "Pesticide
			 distributor" means any person representing themself or a single firm,
			 corporation, dealership or other entity engaged in the business of
			 distributing, selling, offering for sale, or holding for sale to the ultimate
			 user, any restricted-use or permit-use pesticide;
(5) "Place" means the street address, unit
			 number (if applicable) and municipality at which a pesticide is to be
			 applied;
(6) "Site" means the
			 specific location at the place to which a pesticide is to be applied.;
			 and
(7) "FIFRA" means the Federal
			 Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act,
			 7 USC
			 136, as amended from time to time.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 66 - Use of Pesticides › Section 22a-66-2 - Control of registrations and uses

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The following
			 pesticides shall not be registered and their use shall be prohibited:
(1) Arsenic products except tricalcium
			 arsenate for control of Poa annua, sodium arsenate for use in the treatment of
			 lumber for protection against termites and decay-producing fungi, calcium acid
			 methanearsonate (CMA), monosodium methanearsonate (MSMA), disodium
			 methanearsonate (DSMA, MAA), ammonium methanearsonates and cacodylic acid and
			 its sodium salt.
(2) Benzene
			 hexachloride (BHC).
(3) Cadmium
			 products.
(4) Dichloro diphenyl
			 dichloroethane (DDD).
(5) Dichloro
			 diphenyl trichloroethane (DDT).
(6)
			 Dodecachlorooctahydro-1,3,4-metheno-1H-cyclobuta (cd) pentalene
			 (Mirex).
(7) Lead
			 products.
(8) Mercury products
			 except inorganic mercury products for control of winter turf diseases on golf
			 courses, provided that no mercury products will be applied to land which is
			 either:
(i)
(aa) within two hundred and fifty feet of
			 high water of a potable water supply reservoir or one hundred feet of all
			 watercourses leading to a reservoir;
(bb) within the areas along watercourses
			 which are covered by any of the critical components of a stream belt;
(cc) land with slopes fifteen per cent or
			 greater without significant interception by wetlands, swales and natural
			 depressions between the slopes and the watercourses;
(dd) within two hundred feet of groundwater
			 wells;
(ee) an identified direct
			 recharge area or outcrop of aquifer now in use or available for future use,
			 or
(ff) an area with shallow depth
			 to bedrock, twenty inches or less, or poorly drained or very poorly drained
			 soils as defined by the United States soil conservation service that are
			 contiguous to land described in subdivisions (cc) or (dd) of this subsection
			 and that extend to the top of the slope above the receiving watercourse;
			 or
(ii) land which is
			 either (aa) on a public drinking supply watershed which is not included in
			 subsection (i) above or (bb) completely off a public drinking supply watershed
			 and which is within one hundred and fifty feet of a distribution reservoir or a
			 first-order stream tributary to a distribution reservoir.
(9) Phosphorous paste products.
(10) Selenium products.
(11) Terpene polychlorinates (65 or 66%
			 chlorine) consisting of chlorinated camphene, pinene and related
			 polychlorinates (Strobane).
(12)
			 Thallium products.
(13)
			 Toxaphene.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 66 - Use of Pesticides › Section 22a-66-2b - The use of microencapsulated methyl parathion

Current through July 10, 2024
No person shall apply any microencapsulated methyl parathion
				except to control San Jose scale in orchards or, from January 1 through June
				30, inclusive, to control first generation European corn borer on sweet corn.
				Prior to applying microencapsulated methyl parathion, the applicator shall
				ensure that the field or orchard being treated and any area subject to
				pesticide drift bordering thereon, is as free of flowering ground cover as
				possible by mowing, use of herbicide or by other techniques. It is recommended
				that microencapsulated methyl parathion not be applied when orchards or fields
				and areas subject to pesticide drift bordering thereon, contain more than five
				flowers per square yard.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 66 - Use of Pesticides › Section 22a-66-3 - Application of pesticides

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person may
			 use a federally restricted-use pesticide except under the supervision of a
			 certified applicator.
(b) There
			 shall be a check valve or anti-siphoning device on all hoses used to draw water
			 from a water supply if a reversal of flow would cause any pesticide to enter
			 into the hose. The discharge side of a pump shall not be connected to any water
			 system.
(c) All filler hoses used
			 as the intake in drawing water from water courses shall be covered except when
			 in use, in order to prevent pesticide contamination.
(d) No water to be used in pesticide
			 applications shall be drawn from any stream or pond leading to a potable water
			 supply reservoir.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 66 - Use of Pesticides › Section 22a-66-5 - Certification of applicators

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In the
			 determination of competency required for certifying an operational commercial
			 applicator who is not considered a certified applicator under FIFRA, the
			 commissioner may require that an applicant meet a lower level of competency
			 than is required of a certified supervisory commercial applicator.
(b) The commissioner shall not issue a
			 pesticide certification to any person under 18 years of age.
(c) A certificate holder shall submit a
			 request for a duplicate certificate to the commissioner in writing. The
			 commissioner may charge two dollars to cover the cost of each duplicate
			 certificate issued.
(d) The
			 commissioner may issue two types of certification documents which may include
			 the following information:
(1) Full size
			 document: applicator's name, address, certification number, expiration date and
			 categories of certification; or
(2)
			 Wallet size document: applicator's name, certification number, expiration date,
			 categories of certification, applicator's photograph and signature. The wallet
			 size document shall be carried on the person of anyone who applies pesticides
			 for hire when such person is acting in the capacity of a supervisory commercial
			 applicator.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 66 - Use of Pesticides › Section 22a-66-6 - Permits

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Repealed, June 27, 1985
(b) All permit applications shall be made on
			 forms furnished by the Commissioner and the applicant shall furnish all
			 information required by the Commissioner.
(c) A permit-use pesticide requires the
			 permit holder to be physically present at the time the permit-use pesticide is
			 applied.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 66a - Posting and Notification of Outdoor Pesticide Applications › Section 22a-66a-1 - Public notification of outdoor pesticide applications

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
As used in sections 22a-66a-1 and
				22a-66a-2
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Fenced area" means an area which is
			 completely enclosed by a fence, wall, or other natural or artificial barrier
			 which prevents unauthorized entry;
(2) "Pesticide" means "pesticide" as defined
			 in section
			 22a-47 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes; and
(3) "Point of entry" means each location
			 which is designed or generally used for entry onto the property by pedestrians
			 or motor vehicles.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 66a - Posting and Notification of Outdoor Pesticide Applications › Section 22a-66a-2 - Requests for notification of pesticide application to abutting property

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In accordance with subsection (b) of
			 section
			 22a-66a
			 of the general statutes, persons requesting notice of pesticide applications to
			 abutting property within one hundred yards of any property line shall submit
			 the following information in writing to the pesticide application business or
			 to the Pesticide Management Division of the Department of Environmental
			 Protection:
(1) the name, address, and
			 telephone number of the person requesting notification and the best time to
			 notify that person; and
(2) the
			 name, address and telephone number, if listed in the telephone directory, of
			 any person whose property abuts the property of the person requesting
			 notification.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 66z - Application of Chemicals to State Waters › Section 22a-66z-1 - Application of chemicals to state waters

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person
			 shall introduce or cause to be introduced any chemical into the waters of the
			 state for the control of aquatic vegetation, fish populations, or other aquatic
			 organisms without a permit issued by the commissioner.
(b) A person applying for a permit, as
			 required in subsection (a) of this section, shall submit an application to the
			 commissioner on forms provided by the commissioner. Such forms shall include
			 but need not be limited to the following information:
(1) Name and address of applicant;
(2) The type of area to be treated (i.e.
			 tidal waters, pond, etc.);
(3)
			 Whether the area to be treated is in a public water supply watershed;
(4) The name, if any, and size of the area to
			 be treated;
(5) Owner(s) of the
			 area to be treated;
(6) Organisms
			 to be controlled;
(7) Species of
			 fish present;
(8) Chemicals to be
			 applied;
(9) Quantity of each
			 chemical to be applied;
(10) Person
			 who will treat the pond, tidal waters, etc.;
(11) Any other information deemed necessary
			 by the commissioner; and
(12)
			 Signature of the applicant or person responsible for the accuracy of the
			 information in the permit application.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-1.1 - General

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
adaptive reuse
means
			 remodeling and conversion of an obsolete or unused building or other structure
			 for alternate uses. For example, older industrial buildings, warehouses,
			 offices, hotels, garages, etc., could be improved and converted for reuse in
			 terms of industrial processes, commercial activities, educational purposes,
			 residential use as apartments, or other purposes.
(b)
aircraft
means any
			 engine-powered device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air
			 and capable of carrying humans. Aircraft shall include civil, military, general
			 aviation and VTOL/STOL aircraft.
(i)
aircraft, STOL
means any aircraft designed for, and capable of,
			 short takeoff and landing operations.
(ii)
aircraft, VTOL
means any
			 aircraft designed for, and capable of, vertical take-off and landing operations
			 such as, but not limited to, helicopters.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-1.3 - Coordination with other laws

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Nothing in
			 these Regulations shall authorize the construction or operation of a stationary
			 noise source in violation of the requirements of any other applicable State law
			 or regulation.
(b) Nothing in these
			 Regulations shall authorize the sale, use or operation of a noise source in
			 violation of the laws and regulations of the Connecticut Department of Motor
			 Vehicles, the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Environmental
			 Protection Agency, or any amendments thereto.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-1.4 - Incorporation by reference

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 specifications, standards and codes of agencies of the U.S. Government and
			 organizations which are not agencies of the U.S. Government, to the extent that
			 they are legally incorporated by reference in these Regulations, have the same
			 force and effect as other standards in these Regulations.
(b) These specifications, standards and codes
			 may be examined at the Office of Noise Control, Department of Environmental
			 Protection, State of Connecticut.
(c) Any changes in the specifications,
			 standards and codes incorporated in these Regulations are available at the
			 Office listed in (b) above. All questions as to the applicability of such
			 changes should also be referred to this Office.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-1.5 - Compliance with regulations no defense to nuisance claim

Current through July 10, 2024
Nothing in any portion of these Regulations shall in any manner
				be construed as authorizing or legalizing the creation or maintenance of a
				nuisance, and compliance of a source with these Regulations is not a bar to a
				claim of nuisance by any person. A violation of any portion of these
				Regulations shall not be deemed to create a nuisance per se.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-1.6 - Severability

Current through July 10, 2024
If any provision of these Regulations or the application
				thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, such invalidity
				shall not affect other provisions or applications of any other part of these
				Regulations which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or
				application; and to this end, the provisions of these Regulations and the
				various applications thereof are declared to be severable.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-1.7 - Exclusions

Current through July 10, 2024
These Regulations shall not apply to:
(a) Sound generated by natural phenomena,
			 including, but not limited to, wind, storms, insects, amphibious creatures,
			 birds, and water flowing in its natural course.
(b) The unamplified sounding of the human
			 voice.
(c) The unamplified sound
			 made by any wild or domestic animal.
(d) Sound created by bells, carillons, or
			 chimes associated with specific religious observances.
(e) Sound created by a public emergency sound
			 signal attached to an authorized emergency vehicle in the immediate act of
			 responding to an emergency, as authorized by subsection (d) of Section 14.80
			 and Section 14-la of Chapter 246 of the General Statutes and all amendments
			 thereto, or located within or attached to a building, pole or other structure
			 for the purpose of sounding an alarm relating to fire or civil
			 preparedness.
(f) Sound created by
			 safety and protective devices.
(g)
			 Farming equipment or farming activity.
(h) Back-up alarms required by OSHA or other
			 State or Federal safety regulations.
(i) Sound created by any mobile source of
			 noise. Mobile sources of noise shall include, but are not limited to, such
			 sources as aircraft, automobiles, trucks, and boats. This exclusion shall cease
			 to apply when a mobile source of noise has maneuvered into position at the
			 loading dock, or similar facility, has turned off its engine and ancillary
			 equipment, and has begun the physical process of removing the contents of the
			 vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-1.8 - Exemptions

Current through July 10, 2024
Exempted from these Regulations are:
(a) Conditions caused by natural phenomena,
			 strike, riot, catastrophe, or other condition over which the apparent violator
			 has no control.
(b) Noise generated
			 by engine-powered or motor-driven lawn care or maintenance equipment shall be
			 exempted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. provided that noise
			 discharged from exhausts is adequately muffled to prevent loud and/or explosive
			 noises therefrom.
(c) Noises
			 created by snow removal equipment at any time shall be exempted provided that
			 such equipment shall be maintained in good repair so as to minimize noise, and
			 noise discharged from exhausts shall be adequately muffled to prevent loud
			 and/or explosive noises therefrom.
(d) Noise that originates at airports that is
			 directly caused by aircraft flight operations specifically preempted by the
			 Federal Aviation Administration.
(e) Noise created by the use of property for
			 purposes of conducting speed or endurance events involving motor vehicles shall
			 be exempted but such exemption is effective only during the specific period(s)
			 of time within which such use is authorized by the political subdivision or
			 governmental entity having lawful jurisdiction to sanction such use.
(f) Noise created as a result of, or relating
			 to, an emergency.
(g) Construction
			 noise.
(h) Noise created by
			 blasting other than that conducted in connection with construction activities
			 shall be exempted provided that the blasting is conducted between 8:00 a.m. and
			 5:00 p.m. local time at specified hours previously announced to the local
			 public, or provided that a permit for such blasting has been obtained from
			 local authorities.
(i) Noise
			 created by on-site recreational or sporting activity which is sanctioned by the
			 state or local government provided that noise discharged from exhausts is
			 adequately muffled to prevent loud and/or explosive noises therefrom.
(j) Patriotic or public celebrations not
			 extending longer than one calendar day.
(k) Noise created by aircraft, or aircraft
			 propulsion components designed for or utilized in the development of aircraft,
			 under test conditions.
(l) Noise
			 created by products undergoing test, where one of the primary purposes of the
			 test is evaluation of product noise characteristics and where practical noise
			 control measures have been taken.
(m) Noise generated by transmission
			 facilities, distribution facilities and substations of public utilities
			 providing electrical powers, telephone, cable television or other similar
			 services and located on property which is not owned by the public utility and
			 which may or may not be within utility easements.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-1.9 - Burden of persuasion regarding exclusions and exemptions

Current through July 10, 2024
In any proceeding pursuant to these Regulations, the burden of
				persuasion shall rest with the party attempting to enforce the Regulations.
				Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an exclusion or exemption stated in these
				Regulations would limit an obligation, limit a liability, or eliminate either
				an obligation or a liability, the person who would benefit from the application
				of the exclusion or exemption shall have the burden of persuasion that the
				exclusion or exemption applies and that the terms of the exclusion or exemption
				have been met. The Department shall cooperate with and assist persons in
				determining the application of the provisions of these
				Regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-2.3 - Class A noise zone

Current through July 10, 2024
Lands designated Class A shall generally be residential areas
				where human beings sleep or areas where serenity and tranquility are essential
				to the intended use of the land.
Class A Land Use Category.
The land uses in this
				category shall include, but not be limited to, single and multiple family
				homes, hotels, prisons, hospitals, religious facilities, cultural activities,
				forest preserves, and land intended for residential or special uses requiring
				such protection.
The specific SLUCONN categories in Class A shall
				include:
1. Residential
11 Household Units*
12 Group Quarters
13 Mobile Home Parks and Courts
19 Other Residential
5. Trade
583 Residential Hotels
584 Hotels, Tourist Courts and Motels
585 Transient Lodgings
6. Services
651 Medical and Other Health Services; Hospitals
674 Correctional Institutions
691 Religious Activities
7. Cultural, Entertainment and Recreational
711 Cultural Activities
712 Nature Exhibitions
713 Historic and Monument Sites
*Mobile homes are included if on foundations
9. Undeveloped, Unused and Reserved Lands and
			 Water Areas
92 Reserved Lands
941 Vacant Floor Area-Residential
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-2.4 - Class B noise zone

Current through July 10, 2024
Lands designated Class B shall generally be commercial in
				nature, areas where human beings converse and such conversation is essential to
				the intended use of the land.
Class B Land Use Category.
The land uses in this
				category shall include, but not be limited to, retail trade, personal, business
				and legal services, educational institutions, government services, amusements,
				agricultural activities, and lands intended for such commercial or
				institutional uses.
The specific SLUCONN categories in Class B shall
				include:
4. Transportation,
			 Communication and Utilities
46 Automobile Parking
47 Communication
5. Trade
51 Wholesale Trade
52 Retail Trade - Building Materials
53 Retail Trade - General Merchandise
54 Retail Trade - Food
55 Retail Trade - Automotive Dealers and Gasoline Service
				Stations
56 Retail Trade - Apparel and Accessories
57 Retail Trade - Furniture, Home Furnishings and
				Equipment
58 Retail Trade - Eating, Drinking and Lodging - Except 583,
				584, and 585
59 Retail Trade - N.E.C.*
6. Services
61 Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Services
62 Personal Services
63 Business Services-Except 637
64 Repair Services
65 Professional Services-Except 651
67 Government Services-Except 672, 674, and 675
68 Educational Services
69 Miscellaneous Services-Except 691
7. Cultural, Entertainment and Recreational
71 Cultural Activities and Nature Exhibitions-Except 711, 712,
				and 713
72 Public Assembly
73 Amusements
74 Recreational Activities
75 Resorts and Group Camps
76 Parks
79 Other, N.E.C.*
*Not Elsewhere Classified
8. Agriculture
81 Agriculture
82 Agricultural Related Activities
9. Undeveloped, Unused, and Reserved Lands
			 and Water Area
91 Undeveloped and Unused Land Area
93 Water Areas
94 Vacant Floor Area-Except 941
99 Other Undeveloped Land and Water Areas, N.E.C.*
*Not Elsewhere Classified
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-2.5 - Class C noise zone

Current through July 10, 2024
Lands designated Class C shall generally be industrial where
				protection against damage to hearing is essential, and the necessity for
				conversation is limited.
Class C Land Use Category.
The land uses in this
				category shall include, but not be limited to, manufacturing activities,
				transportation facilities, warehousing, military bases, mining, and other lands
				intended for such uses.
The specific SLUCONN categories in Class C shall
				include:
2. Manufacturing - Secondary
			 Raw Materials
3. Manufacturing -
			 Primary Raw Materials
4.
			 Transportation, Communications and Utilities - Except 46 and 47
6. Services
637 Warehousing and Storage Services 66 Contract Construction
				Services
672 Protective Functions and Related Activities
675 Military Bases and Reservations
8. Agriculture
83 Forestry Activities and Related Services
84 Commercial Fishing Activities and Related Services
85 Mining Activities and Related Services
89 Other Resource Production and Extraction, N.E.C.*
*Not Elsewhere Classified
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-3.2 - Impulse noise

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person shall
			 cause or allow the emission of impulse noise in excess of 80 dB peak sound
			 pressure level during the nighttime to any Class A Noise Zone.
(b) No person shall cause or allow the
			 emission of impulse noise in excess of 100 dB peak sound pressure at any time
			 to any Noise Zone.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-3.3 - Prominent discrete tones

Current through July 10, 2024
Continuous noise measured beyond the boundary of the Noise Zone
				of the noise emitter in any other Noise Zone which possesses one or more
				audible discrete tones shall be considered excessive noise when a level of 5
				dBA below the levels specified in Section 3 of these Regulations is
				exceeded.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-3.5 - Noise zone standards

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person in a
			 Class C Noise Zone shall emit noise exceeding the levels stated herein and
			 applicable to adjacent Noise Zones:
Receptor
C
B
A/Day
A/Night
Class C Emitter to
70 dBA
66 dBA
61 dBA
51 dBA
Levels emitted in excess of the values listed above shall be
				considered excessive noise.
(b) No person in a Class B Noise Zone shall
			 emit noise exceeding the levels stated herein and applicable to adjacent Noise
			 Zones:
Receptor
Receptor
C
B
A/Day
A/Night
Class B Emitter to
62 dBA
62 dBA
55 dBA
45 dBA
Levels emitted in excess of the values listed above shall be
				considered excessive noise.
(c) No person in a Class A Noise Zone shall
			 emit noise exceeding the levels stated herein and applicable to adjacent Noise
			 Zones:
Receptor
C
B
A/Day
A/Night
Class C Emitter to
62 dBA
55 dBA
55 dBA
45 dBA
Levels emitted in excess of the values listed above shall be
				considered excessive noise.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-3.6 - High background noise areas

Current through July 10, 2024
In those individual cases where the background noise levels
				caused by sources not subject to these Regulations exceed the standards
				contained herein, a source shall be considered to cause excessive noise if the
				noise emitted by such source exceeds the background noise level by 5 dBA,
				provided that no source subject to the provisions of Section 3 shall emit noise
				in excess of 80 dBA at any time, and provided that this Section does not
				decrease the permissible levels of the other Sections of this
				Regulation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-3.7 - Existing noise sources

Current through July 10, 2024
Existing noise sources constructed between the effective date
				of these Regulations and January 1, 1960 shall be provided a permanent five (5)
				dBA maximum noise level allowance over levels otherwise herein required
				regardless of subsequent changes in ownership or facility utilization processes
				at the location of the existing noise source. Existing noise sources
				constructed prior to 1960 shall be provided a permanent ten (10) dBA maximum
				noise level allowance over levels otherwise herein required regardless of
				subsequent changes in ownership or facility utilization processes at the
				location of the existing noise source. Additionally, all existing noise sources
				shall be provided twenty-four (24) months in order to achieve compliance with
				these Regulations if a notice of violation has been, or may be, issued to the
				source. This time period begins with the effective date of these Regulations,
				not with the date of the notice of violation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-3.8 - Adaptive reuse of existing buildings

Current through July 10, 2024
Buildings and other structures that exist as of the effective
				date of these Regulations which have been remodeled or converted for adaptive
				reuse or which may be remodeled or converted at a future date shall be provided
				a permanent five (5) dBA maximum noise level allowance above the Emitter Class
				of the new use of the building over levels otherwise herein
				required.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-4 - Measurement procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
Acoustic measurements to ascertain compliance with these
				Regulations shall be in substantial conformity with standards and Recommended
				Practices established by professional organizations such as ANSI and
				SAE.
(a) Personnel conducting sound
			 measurements shall be trained and experienced in the current techniques and
			 principles of sound measuring equipment and instrumentation. The Commissioner
			 shall establish sufficiently detailed measurement procedure guidelines
			 specifying, but not necessarily being limited to, the following: The
			 appropriate utilization of fast or slow sound level meter dampening when making
			 sound level measurements, the rise time specified in microseconds for measuring
			 impulse noise, the need for a whole circuit in such measurements, and the
			 proper weighting to be used in measuring impulse noise.
(b) Instruments shall conform to the
			 following standards of their latest revisions:
(i) ANSI S1.4-1971, "Specifications for Sound
			 Level Meters," Type 1 or 2.
(ii)
			 ANSI S1.11-1966, "Specifications for Octave, One-Half Octave and One-Third
			 Octave Band Filter Sets," Type E, Class II.
(iii) If a magnetic tape recorder or a
			 graphic level recorder or other indicating device is used, the system shall
			 meet the applicable requirements of SAE Recommended Practice J184, "Qualifying
			 a Sound Data Acquisition System."
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-5.1 - Intrusion alarms

Current through July 10, 2024
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the operation of
				any intrusion alarm which, from time of activation of audible signal, emits
				noise for a period of time exceeding ten minutes when attached to any vehicle
				or thirty minutes when attached to any building or structure.
The repetition of activation of the audible signal of an
				intrusion alarm due to malfunction, lack of proper maintenance, or lack of
				reasonable care shall be considered excessive noise.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 69 - Control of Noise › Section 22a-69-7.1 - Variances

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person who owns or operates any
			 stationary noise source may apply to the Commissioner for a variance or a
			 partial variance from one or more of the provisions of these Regulations.
			 Applications for a variance shall be submitted on forms furnished by the
			 Commissioner and shall supply such information as he/she requires, including,
			 but not limited to:
(i) Information on the
			 nature and location of the facility or process for which such application is
			 made.
(ii) The reason for which the
			 variance is required, including the economic and technical
			 justifications.
(iii) The nature
			 and intensity of noise that will occur during the period of the
			 variance.
(iv) A description of
			 interim noise control measures to be taken by the applicant to minimize noise
			 and the impacts occurring therefrom.
(v) A specific schedule of the best practical
			 noise control measures, if any, which might be taken to bring the source into
			 compliance with those Regulations from which a variance is sought, or a
			 statement of the length of time during which it is estimated that it will be
			 necessary for the variance to continue.
(vi) Any other relevant information the
			 Commissioner may require in order to make a determination regarding the
			 application.