As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
APPLICATION
The physical act of placing or spreading natural gas waste
or oil waste on any road or real property located within the Town
of Windsor.
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
The fracturing of underground rock formations, including
shale and nonshale formations, by man-made fluid-driven techniques
for the purpose of stimulating oil, natural gas, or other subsurface
hydrocarbon production.
NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION ACTIVITIES
All geologic or geophysical activities related to the exploration
for or extraction of natural gas, including, but not limited to, core
and rotary drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
NATURAL GAS WASTE
(a)
Any liquid or solid waste, or its constituents, that is generated
as a result of natural gas extraction activities, which may consist
of water, brine, chemicals, naturally occurring radioactive materials,
heavy metals, or other contaminants;
(b)
Leachate from solid wastes associated with natural gas extraction
activities;
(c)
Any waste that is generated as a result of or in association
with the underground storage of natural gas;
(d)
Any waste that is generated as a result of or in association
with liquefied petroleum gas well storage operations; and
(e)
Any products or byproducts resulting from the treatment, processing,
or modification of any of the above wastes.
OIL EXTRACTION ACTIVITIES
All geologic or geophysical activities related to the exploration
for or extraction of oil, including, but not limited to, core and
rotary drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
OIL WASTE
(a)
Any liquid or solid waste, or its constituents, that is generated
as a result of oil extraction activities, which may consist of water,
brine, chemicals, naturally occurring radioactive materials, heavy
metals, or other contaminants;
(b)
Leachate from solid wastes associated with oil extraction activities;
and
(c)
Any products or by-products resulting from the treatment, processing,
or modification of any of the above wastes.
TOWN
The Town of Windsor.
This article shall apply to any and all actions occurring on or after the effective date of this article. The Town is empowered to issue cease and desist orders in case of any violation of the prohibitions and provisions stated above in Sections
9-41 and
9-42. It is further empowered to require remediation of any damage done to any land, road, building, aquifer, well, watercourse, air quality or other asset, be it public or private, within the Town of Windsor. It may impose fines in any amounts it deems necessary with any and all infractions against this article.