2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 22a-352. (Formerly Sec. 25-5b). Long-range plan for management of water resources.

      Sec. 22a-352. (Formerly Sec. 25-5b). Long-range plan for management of water resources. (a) The Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Public Health and the Office of Policy and Management, shall establish a continuing planning process and shall prepare and periodically update jointly a state-wide long-range plan for the management of the water resources of the state. In carrying out such preparation the aforesaid agencies shall: (1) Design a unified planning program and budget; (2) coordinate regional water and sewer facilities plans and provide technical or financial assistance to regional planning agencies in the preparation of regional water and sewer facilities plans which are necessary as guidelines for the planning and designing of local and interlocal facilities and which are required by the federal government as a prerequisite for grants to municipalities for the construction of certain water and sewer facilities.

      (b) The state-wide water resources plan shall: (1) Identify the quantities and qualities of water that could be available to specific areas under feasible distribution; (2) identify present and projected demands for water for specific areas; (3) recommend the utilization of the state's water resources, including surface and subsurface water, for their greatest benefits; (4) make recommendations for such major engineering works or special districts which may be necessary, including the need, timing and general cost thereof; (5) recommend land use and other measures where appropriate to insure the desired quality and abundance of water; (6) take into account desired recreational, agricultural, industrial and commercial use of water bodies; and (7) seek to incorporate regional and local plans and programs for water use and management and plans for water and sewerage facilities in the state-wide plan.

      (c) Upon completion of each planning document and when adopted by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of Public Health and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, said final plan shall be submitted to the General Assembly.

      (1967, P.A. 477, S. 1-3; 1969, P.A. 628, S. 12; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 54; P.A. 73-555, S. 1, 10; 73-679, S. 39, 40, 43; P.A. 75-537, S. 52, 55; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)

      History: 1969 act replaced Connecticut development commission with office of state planning in Subsec. (a), deleted reference to Connecticut interregional planning program in Subdiv. (1) and replaced the constituent agencies of that program with water resources commission, commissioner of health, state board of fisheries and game and director of the office of state planning in Subsec. (c), deleting obsolete provision requiring submission of progress report in lieu of plan if plan is not completed and approved by January 15, 1969; 1971 act replaced water resources commission with commissioner and department of environmental protection and deleted references to board of fisheries and game in Subsecs. (a) and (c); P.A. 73-555 clarified that planning process should be continuing and that plan should be updated periodically; P.A. 73-679 replaced office of state planning with planning and budgeting division, department of finance and control and the director of that office with a division managing director; P.A. 75-537 replaced planning and budgeting division, department of finance and control and its managing director with commissioner and department of planning and energy policy; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner and department of planning and energy policy with office of policy and management and its secretary and, effective January 1, 1979, replaced commissioner and department of health with commissioner and department of health services; Sec. 25-5b transferred to Sec. 22a-352 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and commissioner 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.

      Cited. 215 C. 616, 625.