Sec. 22a-133d. Site assessments.
Sec. 22a-133d. Site assessments. (a) Any site listed in the report prepared pursuant
to section 22a-8a where remedial action has not been initiated shall be assessed on
or before June 30, 1991. Any other hazardous waste disposal site determined by the
commissioner to pose a threat to the environment or public health shall be assessed
within forty-eight months of such determination.
(b) The commissioner shall establish the priority for assessment of sites on the
inventory developed pursuant to section 22a-133c where remedial action has not been
initiated. In establishing such priority, the commissioner shall consider the quantity and
characteristics of the hazardous waste on the site, the potential threat from the hazardous
waste to the environment or public health and any other factor he deems appropriate.
(c) A site assessment shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Testing
or engineering reports required by the commissioner; (2) determination of ownership
of and the persons or municipality responsible for the disposal site; (3) a score developed
by using the uncontrolled hazardous waste site ranking system found in the Code of
Federal Regulations, Title 40, Section 300, Appendix A, as amended; and (4) a recommended time schedule for remedial action.
(P.A. 87-561, S. 4, 13.)