Connecticut § 25-46 - Interstate waters used for drinking water supply.
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§ 25-46. Interstate waters used for drinking water supply.
Sec. 25-46. Interstate waters used for drinking water supply. For the purpose of protecting the purity of interstate waters used or intended for use by any municipality, public institution or water company of this or of any adjoining state or states as sources of drinking water supply, and with a view to reciprocal action by adjoining states for the benefit of this state, the Department of Public Health is authorized, at the request of the Department of Public Health, or the official body having similar powers and duties, of an adjoining state, to provide in the Public Health Code regulations for the protection of the purity of the waters of any lakes, ponds, streams and reservoirs, within any specified drainage area in this state, tributary to any such drinking water supply of an adjoining state.
(1949 Rev., S. 4032; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
Secs. 25-47 to 25-50. Ice: Pollution of source, notices, exception; control of sources of supply, notices. Ice from outside this state; examination. Penalties. Sections 25-47 to 25-50, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1, 2002.
(1949 Rev., S. 4011–4014; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 02-89, S. 90; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-46 ("Interstate waters used for drinking water supply.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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