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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT CONCERNING WATER PROTECTION. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: |
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| 16 | 16 | | Section 1. Section 16a-27 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): |
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| 18 | 18 | | (a) The secretary, after consultation with all appropriate state, regional and local agencies and other appropriate persons, shall, prior to March 1, 2012, complete a revision of the existing plan and enlarge it to include, but not be limited to, policies relating to transportation, energy and air. Any revision made after May 15, 1991, shall identify the major transportation proposals, including proposals for mass transit, contained in the master transportation plan prepared pursuant to section 13b-15. Any revision made after July 1, 1995, shall take into consideration the conservation and development of greenways that have been designated by municipalities and shall recommend that state agencies coordinate their efforts to support the development of a state-wide greenways system. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall identify state-owned land for inclusion in the plan as potential components of a state greenways system. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b) Any revision made after August 20, 2003, shall take into account (1) economic and community development needs and patterns of commerce, and (2) linkages of affordable housing objectives and land use objectives with transportation systems. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (c) Any revision made after March 1, 2006, shall (1) take into consideration risks associated with natural hazards, including, but not limited to, flooding, high winds and wildfires; (2) identify the potential impacts of natural hazards on infrastructure and property; and (3) make recommendations for the siting of future infrastructure and property development to minimize the use of areas prone to natural hazards, including, but not limited to, flooding, high winds and wildfires. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (d) Any revision made after July 1, 2005, shall describe the progress towards achievement of the goals and objectives established in the previously adopted state plan of conservation and development and shall identify (1) areas where it is prudent and feasible (A) to have compact, transit accessible, pedestrian-oriented mixed-use development patterns and land reuse, and (B) to promote such development patterns and land reuse, (2) priority funding areas designated under section 16a-35c, and (3) corridor management areas on either side of a limited access highway or a rail line. In designating corridor management areas, the secretary shall make recommendations that (A) promote land use and transportation options to reduce the growth of traffic congestion; (B) connect infrastructure and other development decisions; (C) promote development that minimizes the cost of new infrastructure facilities and maximizes the use of existing infrastructure facilities; and (D) increase intermunicipal and regional cooperation. |
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| 26 | 26 | | (e) Any revision made after October 1, 2008, shall (1) for each policy recommended (A) assign a priority; (B) estimate funding for implementation and identify potential funding sources; (C) identify each entity responsible for implementation; and (D) establish a schedule for implementation; and (2) for each growth management principle, determine three benchmarks to measure progress in implementation of the principles, one of which shall be a financial benchmark. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (f) Any revision made after October 1, 2009, shall take into consideration the protection and preservation of Connecticut Heritage Areas. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (g) Any revision made after December 1, 2011, shall take into consideration (1) the state water supply and resource policies established in sections 22a-380 and 25-33c, and (2) the list prepared by the Commissioner of Public Health pursuant to section 2 of this act. |
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| 32 | 32 | | [(g)] (h) Thereafter on or before March first in each revision year the secretary shall complete a revision of the plan of conservation and development. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than October 31, 2011, the Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the Water Planning Council established pursuant to section 25-33o of the general statutes, shall prepare a list designating sources or potential sources of water that require protection so that the highest quality sources of water are available to provide water for human consumption. In preparing such list, the commissioner shall take into consideration the plans produced pursuant to sections 22a-352, 25-32d and 25-33h of the general statutes and such other plans or information that the commissioner deems relevant. The commissioner shall update the list annually or more frequently as the commissioner deems necessary. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the commissioner's authority to approve a source of water supply that is not on the list. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Sec. 3. Section 21a-138 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011): |
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| 38 | 38 | | The commissioner, after hearing, of the time and place of which reasonable notice shall have been given, may suspend or revoke any such license for any of the following causes: The use of any polluted water; [for bottled water, the failure to use a source approved by the Department of Public Health;] failure to conduct such business in a sanitary place and under sanitary conditions; the use of any ingredient impure or injurious to health; a conviction for a violation of the federal law in relation to intoxicating liquors or any state liquor control act; failure to comply with the provisions of this part, part III of this chapter and chapters 416, 417 and 430, relating to the manufacture of pure foods, so far as the same may apply to the provisions of this part, or failure to comply with any order of the commissioner under the provisions of this part. No person, during any period when his license is suspended or revoked, shall manufacture any beverage or sell or offer for sale any beverage previously manufactured by him. No person shall sell any beverage from open containers. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Sec. 4. Section 21a-150 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011): |
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| 42 | 42 | | For the purposes of this section and sections 21a-150a to 21a-150j, inclusive, as amended by this act: |
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| 44 | 44 | | [(1) "Approved source" means the source of any bottled water, including, but not limited to, a spring, artesian well, drilled well or public water supply, which has been inspected and approved by the Department of Public Health;] |
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| 46 | 46 | | [(2)] (1) "Artesian well water" means bottled natural water obtained from a well tapping an aquifer in which the level of the water is above the bottom of the confining bed of the aquifer and in which the hydraulic pressure of the water in the aquifer is greater than the atmospheric pressure; |
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| 48 | 48 | | [(3)] (2) "Bottled water", or any term of similar import, means water obtained from [an approved] a supply source which is packaged for sale or distribution. "Bottled water" shall not include any soda or seltzer which is packaged for sale or distribution; |
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| 50 | 50 | | [(4)] (3) "Bottler" means any person, firm or corporation engaging in the business of bottling water for sale or distribution; |
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| 52 | 52 | | [(5)] (4) "Distilled water" means purified water which has been produced by a process of distillation; |
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| 53 | 53 | | |
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| 54 | 54 | | [(6)] (5) "Drinking water" means bottled water which has been distilled, fluoridated or purified or which has been disinfected by a process of ozonation and filtration or any substantially similar disinfection process; |
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| 56 | 56 | | [(7)] (6) "Fluoridated water" means bottled water which contains fluoride ions in an amount not less than eight-tenths of one milligram per liter and not more than one and two-tenths milligrams per liter or such alternative concentration limit as the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the Commissioner of Public Health, may determine by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 and which otherwise complies with the provisions of Subdivision 2 of Subsection (d) of 21 [Code of Federal Regulations] CFR 103.35; |
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| 57 | 57 | | |
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| 58 | 58 | | [(8)] (7) "Mineral water" means natural water which contains not less than five hundred parts per million total dissolved solids; |
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| 59 | 59 | | |
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| 60 | 60 | | [(9)] (8) "Natural water" means bottled spring water, artesian well water or well water, which has been obtained from any [approved] supply source other than a public water supply and which has not been modified by blending with water from any other source or by the addition or deletion of any mineral other than any addition or deletion which may occur as a result of ozonation, filtration or any other substantially similar disinfection process; |
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| 61 | 61 | | |
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| 62 | 62 | | [(10)] (9) "Principal display panel" means the portion of a label on any container or package which is most likely to be displayed, presented or examined under normal and customary conditions of display and purchase of bottled water; |
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| 63 | 63 | | |
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| 64 | 64 | | [(11)] (10) "Public water supply" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, municipality or other entity, or the lessee thereof, which owns, maintains, operates, manages, controls or employs any pond, lake, reservoir, well, stream or distributing plant or system for the purpose of supplying water by service connections or pipe distribution systems to two or more hotels, motels, boardinghouses, apartments, stores, office buildings, institutions, mechanical or manufacturing establishments or other places of business or industry to which water is supplied by a water company or to twenty-five or more persons on a regular basis; |
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| 66 | 66 | | [(12)] (11) "Purified water" means bottled water which is produced by distillation, deionization, reverse osmosis or any other suitable process and which meets standards established for purified water in the twentieth edition of the United States Pharmacopoeia; |
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| 68 | 68 | | [(13)] (12) "Spring water" means natural water obtained from an underground formation from which water flows naturally to the surface of the earth; |
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| 70 | 70 | | (13) "Supply source" means the source of any bottled water. A supply source includes, but is not limited to, a spring, artesian well, drilled well or public water supply; |
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| 72 | 72 | | (14) "Well water" means natural water obtained from a hole bored, drilled or otherwise constructed in the ground, which taps the water of an aquifer. |
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| 73 | 73 | | |
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| 74 | 74 | | Sec. 5. Section 21a-150a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011): |
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| 76 | 76 | | [(a) Water bottled for sale or distribution shall be obtained from a source approved by the Department of Public Health.] |
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| 78 | 78 | | [(b)] (a) No bottled water shall be sold or distributed which does not comply with regulations adopted by the Department of Public Health pursuant to section 19a-36 establishing maximum contaminant levels, action levels and monitoring procedures for public drinking water, except that mineral water may be sold or distributed which contains total dissolved solids in excess of the standard set forth in any such regulations. |
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| 80 | 80 | | [(c)] (b) A bottler shall be subject to the provisions of sections 21a-135 to 21a-145, inclusive, as amended by this act. |
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| 82 | 82 | | Sec. 6. Section 21a-150b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011): |
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| 84 | 84 | | (a) Qualified employees of a bottler shall collect samples of water from each [approved] supply source used by such bottler not less than once annually to test for contaminants for which maximum levels have been established in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 19a-36, concerning public drinking water, and regulations adopted pursuant to sections 21a-150 to 21a-150j, inclusive, as amended by this act, and not less than once every three years to test for contaminants for which monitoring is required pursuant to sections 21a-150 to 21a-150j, inclusive, as amended by this act, but for which no maximum level has been established. Qualified employees of a laboratory approved by the Department of Public Health shall analyze such samples to determine whether such source complies with the provisions of sections 21a-150 to 21a-150j, inclusive, as amended by this act, any regulation adopted pursuant to said sections and any maximum contaminant level set forth in regulations adopted pursuant to said section 19a-36, concerning public drinking water. Microbiological analysis shall be conducted not less than once each calendar quarter if the supply source of such water is other than a public water supply and shall be in addition to any sampling and analysis conducted by any government agency or laboratory. |
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| 86 | 86 | | (b) Qualified employees of a bottler shall collect samples of water from any supply source used by such bottler when such bottler knows or has reason to believe that water obtained from such source contains an unregulated contaminant in an amount which may adversely affect the health or welfare of the public. Qualified employees of a laboratory approved by the Department of Public Health shall analyze such samples periodically to determine whether water obtained from any such source is safe for public consumption or use. |
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| 88 | 88 | | Sec. 7. Section 21a-150d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011): |
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| 90 | 90 | | (a) A laboratory which analyzes any water sample in accordance with any provision of sections 21a-150 to 21a-150j, inclusive, as amended by this act, shall report the results of such analysis to the bottler of such water. |
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| 92 | 92 | | (b) Such results shall be available for inspection by the Department of Consumer Protection, [and the Department of Public Health,] upon request. |
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| 93 | 93 | | |
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| 94 | 94 | | (c) A bottler shall report any result which indicates that a water sample contains contaminants in an amount exceeding any standard set forth in any regulation adopted pursuant to sections 21a-150 to 21a-150j, inclusive, as amended by this act, or in any regulation adopted pursuant to section 19a-36 concerning public drinking water, to the Department of Consumer Protection, [and the Department of Public Health, within] not later than twenty-four hours [of] after learning of such result. |
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| 96 | 96 | | (d) All records of any sampling or analysis conducted in accordance with the provisions of sections 21a-150 to 21a-150j, inclusive, as amended by this act, shall be maintained on the premises of the bottler for not less than five years. |
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| 98 | 98 | | Sec. 8. Subsection (l) of section 21a-150h of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011): |
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| 100 | 100 | | (l) Except as provided in subsection (k) of this section, a label which identifies any bottled water which is not spring water, as defined in [subdivision (10) of] section 21a-150, as amended by this act, shall not bear the words "spring", "spring fresh", "spring brand", "spring type" or any term of similar import. |
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| 102 | 102 | | Sec. 9. Section 16-262m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011): |
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| 104 | 104 | | (a) As used in this section and section 8-25a, "water company" means a corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership, municipality, state agency, other entity or person, or lessee thereof, owning, leasing, maintaining, operating, managing or controlling any pond, lake, reservoir, stream, well or distributing plant or system employed for the purpose of supplying water to fifteen or more service connections or twenty-five or more persons for at least sixty days in any one year. |
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| 106 | 106 | | (b) No water company may begin the construction of a water supply system for the purpose of supplying water to fifteen or more service connections or twenty-five or more persons for at least sixty days in any one year, and no person or entity, except a water company supplying more than two hundred fifty service connections or one thousand persons, may begin expansion of such a water supply system, without having first obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity. |
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| 108 | 108 | | (c) For systems serving twenty-five or more residents that are not the subject of proceedings under subsection (c) of section 16-262n or section 16-262o, an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be on a form prescribed by the Department of Public Utility Control, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, and accompanied by a copy of the applicant's construction or expansion plans, a fee of one hundred dollars and when an exclusive service area provider has been determined pursuant to section 25-33g, a copy of a signed ownership agreement between the applicant and provider for the exclusive service area, as determined pursuant to section 25-33g, detailing those terms and conditions under which the system will be constructed or expanded and for which the provider will assume service and ownership responsibilities. When an exclusive service area provider has been determined pursuant to section 25-33g, the application shall also be accompanied by a written confirmation from the exclusive service area provider, as the person that will own the water supply system, that such exclusive service area provider has received the application and is prepared to assume responsibility for the water supply system subject to the terms and conditions of the ownership agreement. Written confirmation from the exclusive service area provider shall be on a form prescribed by said departments. Said departments shall issue a certificate to an applicant upon determining, to their satisfaction, that (1) no interconnection is feasible with a water system owned by, or made available through arrangement with, the provider for the exclusive service area, as determined pursuant to section 25-33g or with another existing water system where no exclusive service area has been assigned, (2) the applicant will complete the construction or expansion in accordance with engineering standards established by regulation by the Department of Public Utility Control for water supply systems, (3) ownership of the system will be assigned to the provider for the exclusive service area, when an exclusive service area provider has been determined pursuant to section 25-33g, (4) the proposed construction or expansion will not result in a duplication of water service in the applicable service area, (5) the applicant meets all federal and state standards for water supply systems, [and] (6) the person that will own the water supply system has the financial, managerial and technical resources to (A) operate the proposed water supply system in a reliable and efficient manner, and (B) provide continuous adequate service to consumers served by the water supply system, (7) the proposed water supply system will not adversely affect the adequacy of nearby water supply systems, and (8) any existing or potential threat of pollution that the Department of Public Health deems to be adverse to public health will not affect any new source of water supply. Any construction or expansion with respect to which a certificate is required shall thereafter be built, maintained and operated in conformity with the certificate and any terms, limitations or conditions contained therein. |
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| 110 | 110 | | (d) The Department of Public Utility Control and the Department of Public Health shall each adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section. |
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| 112 | 112 | | (e) (1) For systems serving twenty-five or more persons, but not twenty-five or more residents, at least sixty days in any one year an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be on a form prescribed by the Department of Public Health and accompanied by a copy of the construction or expansion plans. The Department of Public Health shall issue a certificate to an applicant upon determining, to its satisfaction, that (A) no interconnection is feasible with a water system owned by, or made available through arrangement with, the provider for the exclusive service area, as determined pursuant to section 25-33g or with another existing water system where no existing exclusive service area has been assigned, (B) the applicant will complete the construction or expansion in accordance with engineering standards established by regulation for water supply systems, (C) ownership of the system will be assigned to the provider for the exclusive service area, as determined pursuant to section 25-33g, if agreeable to the exclusive service area provider and the Department of Public Health, or may remain with the applicant, if agreeable to the Department of Public Health, until such time as the water system for the exclusive service area, as determined by section 25-33g, has made an extension of the water main, after which the applicant shall obtain service from the provider for the exclusive service area, (D) the proposed construction or expansion will not result in a duplication of water service in the applicable service area, (E) the applicant meets all federal and state standards for water supply systems, [and] (F) the person that will own the water supply system has the financial, managerial and technical resources to (i) operate the proposed water supply system in a reliable and efficient manner, and (ii) provide continuous adequate service to consumers served by the water supply system, (G) the proposed water supply system will not adversely affect the adequacy of nearby water supply systems, and (H) any existing or potential threat of pollution that the Department of Public Health deems to be adverse to public health will not affect any new source of water supply. Any construction or expansion with respect to which a certificate is required shall thereafter be built, maintained and operated in conformity with the certificate and any terms, limitation or conditions contained therein. Properties held by the Department of Environmental Protection and used for or in support of fish culture, natural resource conservation or outdoor recreational purposes shall be exempt from the requirements of subdivisions (1), (3) and (4) of subsection (c) of this section and subparagraphs (A), (C) and (D) of subdivision (1) of subsection (e) of this section. |
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| 114 | 114 | | (2) The Department of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this subsection. Such regulations may include measures that encourage water conservation and proper maintenance. |
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| 116 | 116 | | Sec. 10. Section 25-33k of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011): |
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| 118 | 118 | | (a) For purposes of this section, "safe yield" means the maximum dependable quantity of water per unit of time that may flow or be pumped continuously from a source of supply during a critical dry period without consideration of available water limitations. |
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| 119 | 119 | | |
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| 120 | 120 | | (b) No source of water supply shall be abandoned by a water company or other entity without a permit from the Commissioner of Public Health. A water company or other entity shall apply for such permit in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. Not later than thirty days before filing an application for such permit, the applicant shall notify the chief elected official of any municipality and any local health department or district in which such source of supply is located. Not later than sixty days after receipt of such notification, the municipality or municipalities and local health departments or districts receiving such notice, and any water company as defined in section 25-32a, may submit comments on such application to the commissioner. The commissioner shall take such comments into consideration when reviewing the application. |
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| 122 | 122 | | (c) (1) In [the commissioner's decision] determining whether to approve an application, the commissioner shall (A) consider the water supply needs of the water company, the state and any comments submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and [shall] (B) consult with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Department of Public Utility Control. The Commissioner of Public Health shall not be required to make a consultation pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision if the commissioner determines the source of water supply to be abandoned is a groundwater source with a safe yield of less than ten gallons per minute and is of poor water quality. |
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| 123 | 123 | | |
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| 124 | 124 | | (2) The Commissioner of Public Health shall grant a permit upon a finding that any groundwater source with a safe yield of less than 0.75 millions of gallons per day, any reservoir with a safe yield of less than 0.75 millions of gallons per day, any reservoir system with a safe yield of less than 0.75 millions of gallons per day, or any individual source within a reservoir system when such system has a safe yield of less than 0.75 millions of gallons per day will not be needed by such water company for present or future water supply and, in the case of a water company required to file a water supply plan under section 25-32d, that such abandonment is consistent with a water supply plan filed and approved pursuant to said section. No permit shall be granted if the commissioner determines that the source would be necessary for water supply by the company owning such source in an emergency or the proposed abandonment would impair the ability of such company to provide a pure, adequate and reliable water supply for present and projected future customers. As used in this section, a future source of water supply shall be considered to be any source of water supply necessary to serve areas reasonably expected to require service by the water company owning such source for a period of not more than fifty years after the date of the application for a permit under this section. |
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| 126 | 126 | | (3) The Commissioner of Public Health shall grant a permit upon a finding that any groundwater source with a safe yield of more than 0.75 millions of gallons per day, any reservoir with a safe yield of more than 0.75 millions of gallons per day, any reservoir system with a safe yield of more than 0.75 millions of gallons per day, or any individual source within a reservoir system when such system has a safe yield of more than 0.75 millions of gallons per day is of a size or condition that makes it unsuitable for present or future use as a drinking water supply by the water company, other entity or the state. In making a decision, the commissioner shall consider the general utility of the source and the viability for use to meet water supply needs. The commissioner shall consider any public water supply plans filed and approved pursuant to sections 25-32d and 25-33h, and any other water system plan approved by the commissioner, and the efficient and effective development of public water supply in the state. In assessing the general utility of the source, the commissioner shall consider factors including, but not limited to, (A) the safe yield of the source, (B) the location of the source relative to other public water supply systems, (C) the water quality of the source and the potential for treatment, (D) water quality compatibility between systems and interconnections, (E) extent of water company-owned lands for source protection of the supply, (F) types of land uses and land use controls in the aquifer protection area or watershed and their potential impact on water quality of the source, and (G) physical limitations to water service, system hydraulics and topography. |
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| 128 | 128 | | Sec. 11. Subsection (n) of section 25-32 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011): |
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| 130 | 130 | | (n) (1) On and after the effective date of regulations adopted under this subsection, no person may operate any water treatment plant, [or] water distribution system or small water system that treats or supplies water used or intended for use by the public, test any backflow prevention device, or perform a cross connection survey without a certificate issued by the commissioner under this subsection. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to provide: (A) Standards for the operation of such water treatment plants, [and] water distribution systems and small water systems; (B) standards and procedures for the issuance of certificates to operators of such water treatment plants, [and] water distribution systems and small water systems; (C) procedures for the renewal of such certificates every three years; (D) standards for training required for the issuance or renewal of a certificate; and (E) standards and procedures for the issuance and renewal of certificates to persons who test backflow prevention devices or perform cross connection surveys. Such regulations shall be consistent with applicable federal law and guidelines for operator certification programs promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. [, and shall be adopted and filed with the Secretary of the State pursuant to section 4-172 not later than February 1, 2001] For purposes of this subsection, "small water system" means a public water system, as defined in section 25-33d, that serves less than one thousand persons and has no treatment or has only treatment that does not require any chemical treatment, process adjustment, backwashing or media regeneration by an operator. |
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| 132 | 132 | | (2) The commissioner may take any disciplinary action set forth in section 19a-17, except for the assessment of a civil penalty under subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 19a-17, against an operator, a person who tests backflow prevention devices or a person who performs cross connection surveys holding a certificate issued under this subsection for any of the following reasons: (A) Fraud or material deception in procuring a certificate, the renewal of a certificate or the reinstatement of a certificate; (B) fraud or material deception in the performance of the certified operator's professional activities; (C) incompetent, negligent or illegal performance of the certified operator's professional activities; (D) conviction of the certified operator for a felony; or (E) failure of the certified operator to complete the training required under subdivision (1) of this subsection. |
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| 134 | 134 | | (3) The commissioner may issue an initial certificate to perform a function set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection upon receipt of a completed application, in a form prescribed by the commissioner, together with an application fee as follows: (A) For a water treatment plant, water distribution system or small water system operator certificate, two hundred twenty-four dollars; (B) for a backflow prevention device tester certificate, one hundred fifty-four dollars; and (C) for a cross-connection survey inspector certificate, one hundred fifty-four dollars. A certificate issued pursuant to this subdivision shall expire three years from the date of issuance unless renewed by the certificate holder prior to such expiration date. The commissioner may renew a certificate for an additional three years upon receipt of a completed renewal application, in a form prescribed by the commissioner, together with a renewal application fee as follows: (i) For a water treatment plant, water distribution system or small water system operator certificate, ninety-eight dollars; (ii) for a backflow prevention device tester certificate, sixty-nine dollars; and (iii) for a cross-connection survey inspector certificate, sixty-nine dollars. |
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| 139 | 139 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 140 | 140 | | Section 1 from passage 16a-27 |
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| 141 | 141 | | Sec. 2 from passage New section |
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| 142 | 142 | | Sec. 3 October 1, 2011 21a-138 |
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| 143 | 143 | | Sec. 4 October 1, 2011 21a-150 |
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| 144 | 144 | | Sec. 5 October 1, 2011 21a-150a |
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| 145 | 145 | | Sec. 6 October 1, 2011 21a-150b |
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| 146 | 146 | | Sec. 7 October 1, 2011 21a-150d |
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| 147 | 147 | | Sec. 8 October 1, 2011 21a-150h(l) |
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| 148 | 148 | | Sec. 9 October 1, 2011 16-262m |
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| 149 | 149 | | Sec. 10 October 1, 2011 25-33k |
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| 150 | 150 | | Sec. 11 October 1, 2011 25-32(n) |
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| 152 | 152 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 154 | 154 | | Section 1 |
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| 156 | 156 | | from passage |
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| 157 | 157 | | |
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| 158 | 158 | | 16a-27 |
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| 160 | 160 | | Sec. 2 |
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| 161 | 161 | | |
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| 162 | 162 | | from passage |
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| 163 | 163 | | |
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| 164 | 164 | | New section |
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| 165 | 165 | | |
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| 166 | 166 | | Sec. 3 |
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| 167 | 167 | | |
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| 168 | 168 | | October 1, 2011 |
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| 169 | 169 | | |
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| 170 | 170 | | 21a-138 |
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| 172 | 172 | | Sec. 4 |
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| 174 | 174 | | October 1, 2011 |
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| 175 | 175 | | |
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| 176 | 176 | | 21a-150 |
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| 178 | 178 | | Sec. 5 |
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| 180 | 180 | | October 1, 2011 |
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| 181 | 181 | | |
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| 182 | 182 | | 21a-150a |
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| 184 | 184 | | Sec. 6 |
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| 185 | 185 | | |
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| 186 | 186 | | October 1, 2011 |
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| 187 | 187 | | |
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| 188 | 188 | | 21a-150b |
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| 190 | 190 | | Sec. 7 |
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| 191 | 191 | | |
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| 192 | 192 | | October 1, 2011 |
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| 193 | 193 | | |
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| 194 | 194 | | 21a-150d |
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| 196 | 196 | | Sec. 8 |
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| 197 | 197 | | |
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| 198 | 198 | | October 1, 2011 |
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| 199 | 199 | | |
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| 200 | 200 | | 21a-150h(l) |
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| 201 | 201 | | |
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| 202 | 202 | | Sec. 9 |
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| 203 | 203 | | |
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| 204 | 204 | | October 1, 2011 |
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| 205 | 205 | | |
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| 206 | 206 | | 16-262m |
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| 208 | 208 | | Sec. 10 |
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| 210 | 210 | | October 1, 2011 |
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| 211 | 211 | | |
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| 212 | 212 | | 25-33k |
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| 214 | 214 | | Sec. 11 |
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| 216 | 216 | | October 1, 2011 |
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| 217 | 217 | | |
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| 218 | 218 | | 25-32(n) |
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| 220 | 220 | | |
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| 221 | 221 | | |
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| 222 | 222 | | PH Joint Favorable Subst. |
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| 223 | 223 | | ET Joint Favorable |
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