[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Putnam 9-7-2004 STM. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Section 22a-354o of the Connecticut General Statutes provides
that each municipality in which an aquifer protection area is located
shall authorize by ordinance an existing board or commission to act
an as Aquifer Protection Agency. It has been determined that it is
in the best interest of the Town of Putnam to designate the Zoning
Commission as the Town's Aquifer Protection Agency.
A.
In
accordance with the provisions of C.G.S. § 22a-354a et seq.,
the Putnam Zoning Commission is hereby designated as the Aquifer Protection
Agency (hereinafter the "Agency") of the Town of Putnam.
B.
Members
of the Putnam Zoning Commission shall serve coexisting terms on the
Agency. The membership requirements of the Agency shall be the same
as those of the Putnam Zoning Commission, including, but not limited
to, the number of members, terms, method of selection and removal
of members, and filling of vacancies, including alternates.
C.
At
least one member of the Agency or staff of the Agency shall complete
the course in technical training formulated by the Commissioner of
Environmental Protection of the State of Connecticut, pursuant to
C.G.S. § 22a-354v.
The Agency shall adopt regulations in accordance with C.G.S.
§ 22a-354p and R.C.S.A. § 22a-354i-3. Said regulations
shall provide for:
A.
The
manner in which boundaries of aquifer protection areas shall be established
and amended or changed.
B.
Procedures
for the regulation of activity within the area.
C.
The
form for an application to conduct regulated activities within the
area.
D.
Notice
and publication requirements.
E.
Criteria
and procedures for the review of applications.
F.
Administration
and enforcement.
A.
In
order to carry out the purposes of the aquifer protection program,
the Agency will conduct an inventory of land use within the area to
assess potential contamination sources.
B.
Not
later than three months after approval by the Commissioner of the
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection of Level B mapping
of aquifers, the Agency will inventory land uses overlying the mapped
zone of contribution and recharge areas of such aquifers in accordance
with guidelines established by the Commissioner pursuant to C.G.S.
§ 22a-354f. Such inventory shall be completed not more than
one year after authorization of the Agency (C.G.S. § 22a-354e).
