Sec.16-11-99b. Exemptions

(a) The provisions of sections 16-11-99 through 16-11-99d shall not apply to a company, as defined in section 16-11-99 (b) of these regulations, to the extent that the company is able to supply 100% of the average daily demand of its system, or of a division of its system if the company's system is comprised of multiple divisions, and satisfy the requirements of the Connecticut Department of Health Services concerning purity and adequacy of water, by (1) gravity alone, for a consecutive period of twenty-four (24) hours without electric power, or (2) by an interconnection with a system that is able to supply 100% of the average daily demand of both the interconnected and interconnecting systems by gravity alone.

(b) Each company seeking an exemption from these regulations pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall make a written application for the approval of the Department of such an exemption. Such application shall contain a statement of the facts and supporting documentation sufficient to indicate that the condition or conditions for exemption provided by subsection (a) of this section are met by the company.

(c) The department shall make a determination to approve or to deny the application for an exemption within sixty (60) days of receipt of the application, except that the sixty (60) day requirement may be waived in writing by the company.

(Effective June 22, 1990)