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Town of Old Saybrook, CT
Middlesex County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Old Saybrook 11-22-2004. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Inland Wetlands Commission — See Ch. 8, Art. VII.
Planning and zoning — See Ch. 48.
Water Pollution Control Authority — See Ch. 64.
Fines for violating Wetlands Regulations — See Ch. 65.
Floodplain management — See Ch. 128.
A. 
In accordance with the provisions of Connecticut General Statutes Section 22a-354a, et seq., the Old Saybrook Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission is hereby designated as the Aquifer Protection Agency (hereinafter the Agency) of the Town of Old Saybrook. (The staff of the Old Saybrook Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission shall serve as the staff of the Agency.)
[Amended 5-18-2011]
B. 
Members of the Old Saybrook Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission shall serve coexisting terms on the Agency. The membership requirements of the Agency shall be the same as those of the Old Saybrook Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission, including, but not limited to, the number of members, terms, method of selection and removal of members, and filling of vacancies.
[Amended 5-18-2011]
C. 
At least one member of this 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 Connecticut General Statutes Section 22a-354v.
The Agency shall adopt regulations in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes Section 22a-354p and Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (R.C.S.A.) Section 22a-3541-3. 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 Connecticut General Statutes Section 22a-354f. Such inventory shall be completed not more than one year after authorization of the Agency (Connecticut General Statute Section 22a-354e).