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Dams and Reservoirs (Connecticut General Statutes: Title 22a - Environmental Protection; Chapter 446j)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Connecticut
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Waterworks Freshwater resources management Surface water Hydropower generation Governance Property rights Research Basin/catchment/watershed Public health Inspection EIA Wetlands Procedural matters Registration Classification/declassification Hazards Inland waters
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter of the Connecticut General Statutes concerns dams and reservoirs. It provides that all dams, dikes, reservoirs and other similar structures, with their appurtenances, without exception and without further definition or enumeration herein, which, by breaking away or otherwise, might endanger life or property, shall be subject to the jurisdiction conferred by this chapter. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall formulate all rules, definitions and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and not inconsistent therewith. The commissioner or his authorized representatives may enter upon private property to make such investigations and gather such data concerning dams, watersheds, sites, structures and general conditions as may be necessary in the public interest for a proper inspection, review and study of the design and construction of such structures and of the environmental impact of such structures on the inland wetlands of the state. The commissioner may, when necessary, employ or make such agreements with geologists, other engineers, expert consultants and such assistants as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. It further provides for inspection of dams and other structures; survey and maps; owners recording on land records; standardized form; registration of dams and similar structures; inspection of dams by owner or commissioner; and emergency action plan for high or significant hazard dam.

Full text
English
Website
www.cga.ct.gov