Sec. 22a-401. (Formerly Sec. 25-110). Powers and duties of commissioner. Notice by owners.
Sec. 22a-401. (Formerly Sec. 25-110). Powers and duties of commissioner. Notice by owners. All dams, dikes, reservoirs and other similar structures, with their appurtenances, without exception and without further definition or enumeration herein, which,
by breaking away or otherwise, might endanger life or property, shall be subject to the
jurisdiction conferred by this chapter. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection
shall formulate all rules, definitions and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions
of this chapter and not inconsistent therewith. The commissioner or his authorized representatives may enter upon private property to make such investigations and gather such
data concerning dams, watersheds, sites, structures and general conditions as may be
necessary in the public interest for a proper inspection, review and study of the design
and construction of such structures and of the environmental impact of such structures
on the inland wetlands of the state. The commissioner may, when necessary, employ
or make such agreements with geologists, other engineers, expert consultants and such
assistants as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
The owner of any dam, dike or similar structure under the jurisdiction conferred by
this chapter shall notify the commissioner, by registered or certified mail return receipt
requested, of the transfer of ownership of any such dam, dike or similar structure not
later than ten days after the date of such transfer.
(1949 Rev., S. 4728, 4729; 1957, P.A. 364, S. 16, 17; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 130; P.A. 73-571, S. 7, 9; P.A. 75-237, S. 1, 2.)
History: 1971 act replaced water resources commission with commissioner of environmental protection; P.A. 73-571
required commissioner to review and study environmental impact of structures on inland wetlands; P.A. 75-237 required
owners of dams, dikes, etc. to notify commissioner of any transfer of ownership; Sec. 25-110 transferred to Sec. 22a-401
in 1983.
See Sec. 13a-175j re repair of dams.
Annotations to former section 25-110:
Cited. 183 C. 481.
Cited. 23 CS 90.