Connecticut § 26-141c - Violation of regulations.
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§ 26-141c. Violation of regulations.
Sec. 26-141c. Violation of regulations. After the adoption of regulations pursuant to section 26-141b, no person or municipality, as defined in section 22a-423, shall maintain any dam or structure impounding or diverting water within this state except in accordance with regulations as established by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. If the commissioner finds that any person or municipality, as defined in section 22a-423, is violating such regulations, the commissioner shall issue an order to such person or municipality to comply with the regulations. The order shall include a time schedule for the accomplishment of the necessary steps leading to compliance. If such person or municipality fails thereafter to comply with the regulations concerning flow of water, the commissioner may request the Attorney General to bring an action in the Superior Court to enjoin such person or municipality from restricting the flow of such water in accordance with such regulations.
(1971, P.A. 229, S. 3; 872, S. 443; P.A. 05-142, S. 3; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: Later 1971 act replaced water resources commission with commissioner of environmental protection; P.A. 05-142 replaced references to “standards” with references to “regulations”, replaced references to “firm or corporation” with references to “municipality”, and made technical changes; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
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