§ 5. Activities regulated by the state.  


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  • 5.1 The commissioner of the environmental protection shall regulate activities in or affecting wetlands or watercourses subject to the following jurisdiction:

    (a)

    Construction or modification of any dam pursuant to Sections 22a-401 through 22a-410 of the General Statutes, as amended;

    (b)

    Construction or placement of any obstruction within stream channel encroachment lines pursuant to Sections 22a-342 through 22a-349 of the General Statutes, as amended;

    (c)

    Diversion of water in excess of fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per day or any surface waters of the state where the tributary watershed area above the point of diversion is one hundred (100) acres or larger pursuant to Sections 22a-365 through 22a-378 of the General Statutes, as amended;

    (d)

    Discharges into the waters of the state pursuant to Section 22a-430 of the General Statutes, as amended;

    (e)

    Discharge of fill or dredged materials into the wetlands and watercourses of the state pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act, as amended, for activities regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under Section 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act.