As used in these regulations:
Means the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act, sections 22a-36 through 22a-45, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended.
Means watercourses distinguished by evergreen trees and shrubs underlain by peat deposits, poor or very poor drainage, and highly acidic conditions (see Appendix B).
Means the harvest of timber in a fashion which removes eighty percent (80%) or more of all trees down to a two inch diameter at breast height.
Means the Inland Wetlands Commission of the Town of Vernon.
Means the commissioner of the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.
Means a flow of water which persists for an extended period of time; this flow may be interrupted during periods of drought or during the low flow period of the annual hydrological cycle, typically June through September, but it recurs in prolonged succession.
Includes, but shall not be limited to fill, grade, dump, place, discharge or emit.
Means any natural or man-made structure which helps control storm water discharge by containing it in a fixed area and allowing the water to percolate into a well-drained soil or flow downstream after peak runoff from a storm has subsided.
Means emission of any water, substance, or material into waters of the state whether or not such substance causes pollution.
Means that the proposed activity is necessary and indispensable to sustain farming activities on the farm.
Shall be consistent with the definition as noted in section 1-1(q) of the Connecticut General Statutes. (see Appendix A)
Means able to be constructed or implemented consistent with sound engineering principles.
Means the whole or any part of any permit, certificate of approval or similar form of permission which may be required of any person by the provisions of sections 22a-36 to 22a-45, inclusive.
Means a practice, procedure, activity, structure or facility designed to prevent or minimize pollution or other environmental damage or to maintain or enhance existing environmental quality. Such management practices include, but are not limited to: erosion and sedimentation controls; restrictions on land use or development; construction setbacks from wetlands or watercourses; proper disposal of waste materials; procedures for equipment maintenance to prevent fuel spillage; construction methods to prevent flooding or disturbance of wetlands and watercourses; procedures for maintaining continuous stream flows; confining construction that must take place in watercourses to times when water flows are low and fish and wildlife will not be adversely affected.
Means watercourses that are distinguished by the absence of trees and shrubs and the dominance of soft-stemmed herbaceous plants. The water table in marshes is at or above the ground surface throughout the year and areas of open water six inches or more in depth are common, but seasonal water table fluctuations are encountered (see Appendix B).
Means any substance, solid or liquid, organic or inorganic, including but not limited to soil, sediment, aggregate, land, gravel, clay, bog, mud, debris, sand, refuse or waste.
Means the Town of Vernon.
Means places where plants are grown for sale, transplanting, or experimentation.
See license.
Means the person to whom a license has been issued.
Means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, company, organization or legal entity of any kind, including municipal corporations, governmental agencies or subdivisions thereof.
Means harmful thermal effect or the contamination or rendering unclean or impure of any waters of the state by reason of any waste or other materials discharged or deposited therein by any public or private sewer or otherwise so as directly or indirectly to come in contact with any waters. This includes, but is not limited to, erosion and sedimentation resulting from any filling, land clearing or excavation activity.
Means economically and otherwise reasonable in light of the social benefits to be derived from the proposed regulated activity provided cost may be considered in deciding what is prudent and further provided a mere showing of expense will not necessarily mean an alternative is imprudent.
Means any conduct or activity within or use of a wetland or watercourse involving removal or deposition of material, or any obstruction, construction, alteration or pollution, of such wetlands or watercourses, but shall not include the specified activities in section 22a-40 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Furthermore, any clearing, grubbing, filling, grading, paving, excavating, constructing, depositing, or removing of material and discharging of storm water on the land within the following upland review areas is a regulated activity:
• | Within two hundred (200) feet measured horizontally from the boundary of the Hockanum River, Ogden Brook, Tankerhoosen River, Gage’s Brook, Railroad Brook, Walker Reservoir West, Walker Reservoir East, and Valley Falls Pond. |
• | Within one hundred (100) feet measured horizontally from the boundary of any other wetland, watercourse, or intermittent watercourse; |
• | Any activity that alters the existing rate or quality of any stormwater discharge to a wetlands or watercourse, or any other activity that is likely to impact or affect wetlands or watercourses, may be considered a regulated activity by the Commission. |
Includes, but shall not be limited to drain, excavate, mine, dig, dredge, suck, bulldoze, dragline or blast.
Means any alteration of the physical, chemical or biological properties of any waters of the state, including, but not limited to, change in odor, color, turbidity or taste.
Means any activity, including, but not limited to, the following activities which may have a major effect:
Any activity involving deposition or removal of material which will or may have a substantial effect on the wetland or watercourse or on wetlands or watercourses outside the area for which the activity is proposed.
Any activity which substantially changes the natural channel or may inhibit the natural dynamics of a watercourse system.
Any activity which substantially diminishes the natural capacity of an inland wetland or watercourse to: support aquatic, plant or animal life and habitats; prevent flooding; supply water; assimilate waste; facilitate drainage; provide recreation or open space; or perform other functions.
Any activity which is likely to cause or has the potential to cause substantial turbidity, siltation or sedimentation in a wetland or watercourse.
Any activity which causes substantial diminution of flow of a natural watercourse or groundwater levels of the wetland or watercourse.
Any activity which is likely to cause or has the potential to cause pollution of a wetland or watercourse.
Any activity which damages or destroys unique wetland or watercourse areas or such areas having demonstrable scientific or educational value.
Means an individual duly qualified in accordance with standards set by the federal Office of Personnel Management.
Means those lands which are inundated by water on a seasonal or more frequent basis.
Means watercourses that are distinguished by the dominance of wetland trees and shrubs (see Appendix B).
Means the Town of Vernon.
(See definition of “regulated activity.”)
Means sewage or any substance, liquid, gaseous, solid or radioactive, which may pollute or have the potential to pollute any of the wetlands and watercourses of the Town.
Means rivers, streams, brooks, waterways, lakes, ponds, marshes, swamps, bogs, and all other bodies of water, natural or artificial, vernal or intermittent, public or private, which are contained within, flow through or border upon the Town or any portion thereof not regulated pursuant to sections 22a-28 through 22a-35, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes. Intermittent watercourses shall be delineated by a defined permanent channel and bank and the occurrence of two or more of the following characteristics: (a) evidence of scour or deposits of recent alluvium or detritus, (b) the presence of standing or flowing water for a duration longer than a particular storm incident, and (c) the presence of hydrophytic vegetation. A detention or retention basin created as part of a land development shall be considered a watercourse after construction of said basin and the connection of a stormwater collection system to it.
Means land, including submerged land as defined in this section, not regulated pursuant to sections 22a-28 through 22a-35, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, which consists of any of the soil types designated as poorly drained, very poorly drained, alluvial and floodplain by the National Cooperative Soils Survey, as it may be amended from time to time, of the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Such areas may include filled, graded, or excavated sites which possess an aquic (saturated) soil moisture regime as defined by the USDA Cooperative Soil Survey.
Means the individual delegated responsibility by the Commission to act on behalf of the Commission in accordance with the provisions of section 12.1 of these regulations.