Title 22a — Title 22a: Environmental Protection
26 chapters · 1,058 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-28 (Formerly Sec. 22-7h). Preservation of tidal wetlands. Declaration of policy.
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Sec. 22a-28. (Formerly Sec. 22-7h). Preservation of tidal wetlands. Declaration of policy. It is declared that much of the wetlands of this state has been lost or despoiled by unregulated dredging, dumping, filling and like activities and that the remaining wetlands of this state…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-29 (Formerly Sec. 22-7i). Definitions.
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Sec. 22a-29. (Formerly Sec. 22-7i). Definitions. The following words and phrases, as used in sections 22a-28 to 22a-35, inclusive, shall have the following meanings: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection; (2) “Wetland” means those areas …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-30 (Formerly Sec. 22-7j). Entry on public or private property to carry out wetlands and watercourses responsibilities. Regulations.
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Sec. 22a-30. (Formerly Sec. 22-7j). Entry on public or private property to carry out wetlands and watercourses responsibilities. Regulations. (a) The commissioner or his authorized representative shall have the right to enter upon any public or private property at reasonable time…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-31 (Formerly Sec. 22-7k). Hearing officers.
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Sec. 22a-31. (Formerly Sec. 22-7k). Hearing officers. Section 22a-31 is repealed, effective October 1, 2013. (1969, P.A. 695, S. 4; P.A. 13-209, S. 20.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-32 (Formerly Sec. 22-7l). Regulated activity permit. Application. Hearing. Waiver of hearing. Exception.
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Sec. 22a-32. (Formerly Sec. 22-7l). Regulated activity permit. Application. Hearing. Waiver of hearing. Exception. (a) No regulated activity shall be conducted upon any wetland without a permit. Any person proposing to conduct or cause to be conducted a regulated activity upon an…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-33 (Formerly Sec. 22-7m). Issuance or denial of permit.
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Sec. 22a-33. (Formerly Sec. 22-7m). Issuance or denial of permit. In granting, denying or limiting any permit, the commissioner or his duly designated hearing officer shall consider the effect of the proposed work with reference to the public health and welfare, marine fisheries,…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-34 (Formerly Sec. 22-7n). Appeal.
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Sec. 22a-34. (Formerly Sec. 22-7n). Appeal. (a) An appeal may be taken by the applicant or any person or corporation, municipal corporation or interested community group other than the applicant who has been aggrieved by such order from the denial, suspension or revocation of a p…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-35 (Formerly Sec. 22-7o). Penalty.
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Sec. 22a-35. (Formerly Sec. 22-7o). Penalty. Any person who knowingly violates any provision of sections 22a-28 to 22a-35, inclusive, shall be liable to the state for the cost of restoration of the affected wetland to its condition prior to such violation insofar as that is possi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-35a Tidal wetlands restoration.
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Sec. 22a-35a. Tidal wetlands restoration. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, within available appropriations and bond authorizations, shall conduct wetlands restoration and enhancement projects, including but not limited to, open water marsh management and c…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-36 Inland wetlands and watercourses. Legislative finding.
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Sec. 22a-36. Inland wetlands and watercourses. Legislative finding. The inland wetlands and watercourses of the state of Connecticut are an indispensable and irreplaceable but fragile natural resource with which the citizens of the state have been endowed. The wetlands and waterc…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-37 Short title: Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act.
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Sec. 22a-37. Short title: Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act. Sections 22a-36 to 22a-45, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the “Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act”. (1972, P.A. 155, S. 2.) Cited. 179 C. 250; 180 C. 421; Id., 692; 183 C. 532; 186 C. 67; 192 C. 247;…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-38 Definitions.
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Sec. 22a-38. Definitions. As used in sections 22a-36 to 22a-45a, inclusive: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection; (2) “Person” means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, company, organizati…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-39 Duties of commissioner.
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Sec. 22a-39. Duties of commissioner. The commissioner shall: (a) Exercise general supervision of the administration and enforcement of sections 22a-36 to 22a-45, inclusive; (b) Develop comprehensive programs in furtherance of the purposes of said sections; (c) Advise, consult and…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-40 Permitted operations and uses.
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Sec. 22a-40. Permitted operations and uses. (a) The following operations and uses shall be permitted in wetlands and watercourses, as of right: (1) Grazing, farming, nurseries, gardening and harvesting of crops and farm ponds of three acres or less essential to the farming operat…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-41 Factors for consideration of commissioner. Finding of no feasible and prudent alternative. Wetlands or watercourses. Habitats. Jurisdiction of municipal inland wetlands agencies.
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Sec. 22a-41. Factors for consideration of commissioner. Finding of no feasible and prudent alternative. Wetlands or watercourses. Habitats. Jurisdiction of municipal inland wetlands agencies. (a) In carrying out the purposes and policies of sections 22a-36 to 22a-45a, inclusive, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-42 Municipal regulation of wetlands and watercourses. Action by commissioner.
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Sec. 22a-42. Municipal regulation of wetlands and watercourses. Action by commissioner. (a) To carry out and effectuate the purposes and policies of sections 22a-36 to 22a-45a, inclusive, it is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state to require municipal regulation o…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-42a Establishment of boundaries by regulation. Adoption of regulations. Permits. Filing fee.
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Sec. 22a-42a. Establishment of boundaries by regulation. Adoption of regulations. Permits. Filing fee. (a) The inland wetlands agencies authorized in section 22a-42 shall through regulation provide for (1) the manner in which the boundaries of inland wetland and watercourse areas…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-42b and 22a-42c Notice to adjoining municipalities when traffic, sewer or water drainage and water runoff will affect such municipalities. Notice of application to adjacent municipality re conduct of regulated activities within five hundred feet of its boundaries.
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Secs. 22a-42b and 22a-42c. Notice to adjoining municipalities when traffic, sewer or water drainage and water runoff will affect such municipalities. Notice of application to adjacent municipality re conduct of regulated activities within five hundred feet of its boundaries. Sect…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-42d Revocation of authority to regulate inland wetlands.
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Sec. 22a-42d. Revocation of authority to regulate inland wetlands. (a) The commissioner may revoke the authority of a municipality to regulate inland wetlands pursuant to section 22a-42 upon determination after a hearing that such municipality has, over a period of time, consiste…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-42e Application filed prior to change in inland wetlands regulations not required to comply with change. Exceptions.
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Sec. 22a-42e. Application filed prior to change in inland wetlands regulations not required to comply with change. Exceptions. An application filed with an inland wetlands agency which is in conformance with the applicable inland wetlands regulations as of the date of the receipt…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-42f Notice of application to water company and Department of Public Health re conduct of regulated activities within watershed of water company.
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Sec. 22a-42f. Notice of application to water company and Department of Public Health re conduct of regulated activities within watershed of water company. When an application is filed to conduct or cause to be conducted a regulated activity upon an inland wetland or watercourse, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-42g Municipal fine for violation of wetlands regulations.
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Sec. 22a-42g. Municipal fine for violation of wetlands regulations. (a) Any municipality may establish, by ordinance, a fine for violations of regulations adopted pursuant to section 22a-42 provided the amount of any such fine shall be not more than one thousand dollars and furth…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-43 Appeals.
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Sec. 22a-43. Appeals. (a) The commissioner or any person aggrieved by any regulation, order, decision or action made pursuant to sections 22a-36 to 22a-45, inclusive, by the commissioner, a district or municipality or any person owning or occupying land which abuts any portion of…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-43a Findings on appeal. Setting aside, modifying or remanding action. Authority to purchase land.
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Sec. 22a-43a. Findings on appeal. Setting aside, modifying or remanding action. Authority to purchase land. (a) The court, after a hearing, may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may revise, modify or remand the decision from which the appeal was taken in a manner consistent…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-44 Penalty. Court orders.
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Sec. 22a-44. Penalty. Court orders. (a) If the inland wetlands agency or its duly authorized agent finds that any person is conducting or maintaining any activity, facility or condition which is in violation of sections 22a-36 to 22a-45, inclusive, or of the regulations of the in…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-45 Property revaluation.
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Sec. 22a-45. Property revaluation. Any owner of wetlands and watercourses who may be denied a license in connection with a regulated activity affecting such wetlands and watercourses, shall upon written application to the assessor, or board of assessors, of the municipality, be e…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-45a General permits for minor activities. Regulations.
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Sec. 22a-45a. General permits for minor activities. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may issue a general permit for any minor activity regulated under sections 22a-36 to 22a-45, inclusive, except for any activity covered by an individual pe…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-45b (Formerly Sec. 19a-93). Elimination of mosquito-breeding places by Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Survey of certain lands. Standing water on private property. Public outreach programs.
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Sec. 22a-45b. (Formerly Sec. 19a-93). Elimination of mosquito-breeding places by Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Survey of certain lands. Standing water on private property. Public outreach programs. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-45c (Formerly Sec. 19a-94). Maintenance of drained land by Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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Sec. 22a-45c. (Formerly Sec. 19a-94). Maintenance of drained land by Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. When any work has been conducted in accordance with section 22a-45b that is subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-45d (Formerly Sec. 19a-94a). Plan for use or application of larvicide to control mosquitoes.
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Sec. 22a-45d. (Formerly Sec. 19a-94a). Plan for use or application of larvicide to control mosquitoes. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioners of Public Health and Agriculture and the director of the Connecticut Agricult…