As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An area where boats can ride at anchor, sometimes designated
by local authorities.
The act of securing and/or means to firmly secure a vessel.
A poorly drained area containing an accumulation of organic
material and characterized by an association of plants recognized
as bog species as listed in the booklet titled "Inland Wetlands Plants
of Connecticut, May 1973."
The harvest of timber in a fashion, which removes all trees
down to a two-inch diameter at breast height.
[Added 11-21-1996]
Any development other than residential activity, as defined
in this chapter.
The Inland Wetlands, Watercourses and Conservation Commission
of the Town of Griswold, Connecticut.
The Commissioner of Environmental Protection for the State
of Connecticut.
Includes but shall not be limited to fill, grade, dump, place,
discharge, or emit.
The emission of any water, substance or material into the
waters of the Town of Griswold, whether or not such a substance causes
pollution.
Shall include the cultivation of soil, dairying, forestry,
raising and/or harvesting of any agricultural or horticultural commodity,
the feeding, caring, training and management of livestock on a lot
containing at least five acres. The term "farm" shall include farm
buildings and buildings or structures accessory thereto, nurseries,
orchards, ranges, and/or greenhouses used primarily for the raising
or keeping of agricultural or horticultural commodities or livestock.
Able to be constructed or implemented consistent with sound
engineering principles.
Any waterway that would convey water for the duration of
a storm event, thaw, or seasonal high water table, said waterway being
one that accumulates and/or flows in a certain direction through a
regular channel having banks and sides. Intermittent watercourses
shall be delineated by a defined permanent channel and bank, and the
occurrence of two or more of the following characteristics:
The whole or any part of any permit, certificate, approval
or similar form of permission, which may be required of any person
by provisions of this chapter.
An area normally covered with shallow water, subject to seasonal
variations, that contains an association of herbaceous, soft-stemmed
plants recognized as marsh vegetation. Typical examples of marsh species
are listed in the booklet titled "Inland Wetland Plants of Connecticut,
May 1973."
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.
The Town of Griswold, Connecticut.
Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
limited-liability company, company, organization or legal entity of
any kind, including municipal corporations, governmental agencies
or subdivisions thereof.
Harmful thermal effect or the contamination or rendering
unclean or impure of any waters of the Town of Griswold by reason
of any waste or other materials discharged or deposited therein by
any public or private sewer or otherwise, so as to directly or indirectly
come into contact with any waters.
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.
Any operation or use of a wetland or watercourse involving removal or deposition of material, any obstruction, construction, alteration or pollution of such wetlands or watercourses, and any earth moving, filling, construction, and clear-cutting of trees in a regulated area, but shall not include the activities specified in Article III of these regulations.
The area extending 150 feet for commercial activities, or
75 feet for all other activities, from the edge of a wetland or watercourse
as determined by a soil scientist.
The taking of materials from the land by means that include
but are not limited to draining, excavating, mining, digging, dredging,
sucking, bulldozing, draglining or blasting.
Any alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological properties
of any waters of the Town of Griswold, including, but not limited
to, changes in color, odor, turbidity or taste.
Development consisting exclusively of single-family and two-family
dwellings and permitted accessory uses, as defined in the Griswold
and Borough of Jewett City Zoning Regulations.
Any activity which would have an adverse effect on the regulated
area or on another portion of a wetland or watercourse system. Such
activities include, but are not limited to:
Deposition of material.
Removal of material.
Changes to the natural channel or the natural dynamics of a
watercourse.
Diminishing the natural capacity to support desirable biological
life, prevent flooding, supply water, assimilate waste, facilitate
drainage, and/or provide recreation and open space.
Degradation of surface and/or ground water as measured by the
standards of the Water Compliance Division of the Connecticut Department
of Environmental Protection.
An individual duly qualified in accordance with standards
set by the Federal Office of Personnel Management.
An area with a water table at or near the surface of the
ground throughout most of the year and containing vegetation dominated
by an association of trees and/or shrubs recognized as swamp species.
Typical examples of swamp species are listed in the booklet titled
"Inland Wetland Plants of Connecticut, May 1973."
Sewage or any substance, liquid, gaseous, solid, or radioactive,
which may pollute or tend to pollute any of the waters of the Town
of Griswold.
A river, stream, brook, waterway, lake, pond, marsh, swamp,
bog, 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 of Griswold or any portion thereof,
not regulated pursuant to the Connecticut General Statutes Sections
22a-28 through 22a-35, as amended.
Intermittent watercourses shall be delineated by a defined permanent
channel and bank, and the occurrence of two or more of the following
characteristics:
Land, including submerged land, not regulated pursuant to
Sections 22a-28 through 22a-35 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
as amended, which consists of any soil type designated as poorly drained,
very poorly drained, alluvial, and floodplain by the National Cooperative
Soils Survey, as may be amended from time to time, of the Soil Conservation
Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
