Lower Connecticut River Conservation Zone (Connecticut General Statutes: Title 25 - Water Resources, Flood and Erosion Control; Chapter 477a) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Connecticut Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword River basin institution Ecosystem preservation Wetlands Freshwater resources management Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This chapter of the Connecticut General Statutes concerns the Lower Connecticut River Conservation Zone. It provides that the lower Connecticut River and the towns abutting the river possess unique scenic, ecological, scientific and historic value contributing to public enjoyment, inspiration and scientific study, that it is in the public interest that the provisions of this chapter be adopted to preserve such values and to prevent deterioration of the natural and traditional riverway scene for the enjoyment of present and future generations of Connecticut citizens and that the powers of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, conferred by the provisions of section 22a-25, should be exercised in the furtherance of the purposes hereof in conformity with his general responsibility to preserve the natural resources of the state. Full text English Website www.cga.ct.gov