Sec. 25-33e. Delineation of public water supply management areas.
Sec. 25-33e. Delineation of public water supply management areas. (a) Not
more than six months after July 1, 1985, the Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the Department of Public Utility Control, the Commissioner of Environmental
Protection and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, shall delineate
the preliminary boundaries of public water supply management areas and establish preliminary priorities for initiation in such areas of the planning process established in
sections 25-33f to 25-33h, inclusive. Not more than one year after July 1, 1985, the
commissioner, after a hearing, shall delineate the final boundaries of such areas. In
making such delineation, the commissioner shall consider the following: (1) The similarity of water supply problems among water companies operating in the preliminary management area; (2) population density and distribution in the area; (3) the location of
existing sources of public water supply, service areas or franchise areas; (4) existing
interconnections between public water systems; (5) municipal and regional planning
agency boundaries; (6) natural drainage basins; (7) topographic and geologic characteristics; and (8) any other factor he deems relevant.
(b) Not more than one year after July 1, 1985, the commissioner, after hearing, shall
establish the final priorities for initiation of the planning process. In establishing such
priorities the commissioner shall consider the existence and severity of the following
in each management area: (1) Uncoordinated planning, (2) inadequate water supply, (3)
unreliable water service, and (4) any other factor he deems relevant.
(P.A. 85-535, S. 3, 13; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with 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.