Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 354i - Aquifer Protection Areas-Land Use Controls › Section 22a-354i-6 - Application for an exemption from prohibition or regulation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Commissioner may, after the receipt
			 of an application in accordance with the provisions of this section, exempt a
			 regulated activity from the state aquifer protection regulations if he
			 determines that such activity does not and will not pose a threat to any public
			 supply well subject to regulation under section
			 22a-354c
			 or
			 22a-354z
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes. An exemption shall not be granted unless
			 the owner of such activity clearly and convincingly demonstrates and the
			 Commissioner finds that, if any hazardous material is released into the ground
			 from the subject regulated activity, treatment would not be required to render
			 the ground water suitable for drinking. Any exemption granted by the
			 Commissioner shall be in writing, shall explicitly state the findings upon
			 which the exemption was granted, and shall provide for the terms of such
			 exemption.
(b) An applicant for an
			 exemption under subsection (a) of this section shall submit an application
			 therefor to the Commissioner on a form prescribed by him, and shall
			 concurrently submit a copy of such application to the municipal aquifer
			 protection agency, any affected water company and the Commissioner of Public
			 Health. The application shall include at least the following:
(1) A map showing the location of the subject
			 regulated activity plotted on a 1:24,000 scale United States Geological Survey
			 topographic quadrangle base;
(2) a
			 description of the purpose and nature of the subject regulated activity, and
			 any associated processes;
(3) a
			 description of the chemical composition of the hazardous material and means of
			 disposal of any waste, including waste water, generated or to be generated in
			 connection with the subject regulated activity;
(4) a map showing the location of all points
			 of any waste water discharged or to be discharged to waters of the state,
			 plotted on a 1:24,000 scale United States Geological Survey topographic
			 quadrangle base, and if the discharge points are of a density such that they
			 may not be clearly shown at the scale of 1:24,000, an enlargement of that area
			 showing the discharge points shall be provided;
(5) a written demonstration that any
			 hazardous material released into the ground from the subject regulated activity
			 would not render the ground water unsuitable for drinking without
			 treatment;
(6) any other
			 information that the Commissioner reasonably deems necessary to determine
			 whether the subject regulated activity poses or may pose a threat to the ground
			 water; and
(7) the following
			 certification by the applicant and a certified hazardous materials manager or a
			 professional engineer signed after satisfying the statements set forth in the
			 following certification:
"I have personally examined and am familiar with the
				information submitted in this exemption application and all attachments, and I
				certify, based on reasonable investigation, including my inquiry of those
				individuals responsible for obtaining the information, the submitted
				information is true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and
				belief. I understand that any false statement made in the submitted information
				is punishable as a criminal offense under section
				53a-157b
				of the Connecticut General Statutes and any other applicable law."