The purpose of the Aquifer Protection Zone is
to protect the quality of groundwater through control of those activities
that contribute pollutants to aquifers designated as existing or potential
sources of public water supply.
The boundaries of the Aquifer Protection Zone, comprising
primary and secondary recharge areas of aquifers designated as existing
or potential sources of public water supply, are based on data established
by the U.S. Geological Survey. Such boundaries shall be superimposed
on the existing land use zones on the Town of Haddam Comprehensive
Zoning Map.
There are other areas within the Town of Haddam that
have been identified as aquifers by the Natural Resource Center, Department
of Environmental Protection, in cooperation with the U.S. Geological
Survey. However, these aquifers have not been designated as existing
or potential sources or public water supply and are not included in
the Aquifer Protection Zone.
Within a designated Aquifer Protection Zone, no land
shall be used and no structure erected, constructed, reconstructed,
altered or used except in conformance with these regulations and all
other requirements of the applicable zone. All uses which are permitted
in the existing land use zones are also permitted in an Aquifer Protection
Zone with the following exceptions, restrictions and requirements.
Road salt storage shall be permitted when such piles
are located in a storage shed or covered so that rainwater does not
leach the salt. Storage must be underlaid by an impervious surface,
and run-off should be collected in an evaporative detention basin
or discharged to a surface water body with sufficient discharge to
dilute the run-off.
Underground fuel oil storage tanks and piping shall
be designed in conformance with the Rules and Regulations of the State
Fire Marshal as authorized under C.G.S. §§ 29-62 through
29-66.[1] The Building Inspector or Fire Marshal shall inspect the
fuel storage facilities prior to backfilling to ensure prevention
of leakage.
All commercial and industrial uses are subject to
a site plan review by the Planning and Zoning Commission. All commercial
or industrial uses which involve the use, storage or manufacture of
hazardous materials, including but not limited to those identified
by Section 3001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, shall
be referred to the Connecticut Department of Environment Protection.
In addition to the requirements set forth in Article XVIII of these
regulations, the site plan shall be accompanied by a report detailing
the following information:
Amount of composition of industrial or commercial
wastes including fly ash and proposed method of disposal of such wastes
outside the Aquifer Protection Zone.
Amount and composition of any hazardous materials,
including, but not limited to, those identified by Section 3001 of
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, that are used,
stored, transported, manufactured, or discharged at the site.
Municipal septage disposal sites and lagoons are subject
to a special permit and site plan review by the Planning and Zoning
Commission. As part of the application for special permit and site
plan review, the applicant shall submit the approval of the Water
Compliance Unit of the Department of Environmental Protection. The
application for special permit and site plan review will be considered
incomplete and no public hearing shall be scheduled without such approval.