Sec.16-50j-61. Elements of a D&M plan

(a) Key map.

The D&M plan shall include a key map for the site, including the entire electric transmission line or fuel transmission line, as applicable, that is a reproduction at scale of 1inch = 2,000 feet of the most recent USGS topographic maps for its location and route.

(b) Plan drawings.

The D&M plan shall consist of maps at a scale of 1 inch = 100 feet or larger (called "plan drawings") and supporting documents, which shall contain the following information:

(1) The edges of the proposed site and of any existing site contiguous to or crossing it, the portions of those sites owned by the company in fee and the identity of the property owners of record of the portions of those sites not owned by the company in fee;

(2) Public roads and public lands crossing or adjoining the site;

(3) The approximate location along the site of each 50-foot contour line shown on the key map;

(4) The probable location, type, and height of the proposed facility, energy components and associated equipment supporting the facility operation, including, but not limited to, each new transmission structure, position of guys, generalized description of foundations, trench grading plans, depth and width of trenches, trench back-filling plans, and the location of any utility or other structures to remain on the site or to be removed;

(5) The probable points of access to the site, and the route and likely nature of the access ways, including alternatives or options to the probable points of access and access ways;

(6) The edges of existing and proposed clearing areas, the type of proposed clearing along each part of the site, and the location and species identification of vegetation that would remain for aesthetic and wildlife value;

(7) Sensitive areas and conditions within and adjoining the site, including, but not limited to:

(A) Wetland and watercourse areas regulated under Chapter 440 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and any locations where construction may create drainage problems;

(B) Areas of high erosion potential;

(C) Any known critical habitats or areas identified as having rare, endangered, threatened or special concern plant or animal species listed by federal and state governmental agencies;

(D) The location of any known underground utilities or resources including, but not limited to, electric lines, fuel lines, drainage systems and natural or artificial, public or private water resources, to be crossed;

(E) Residences or businesses within or adjoining the site that may be disrupted during the construction process; and

(F) Significant environmental, historic and ecological features, including, but not limited to, significantly large or old trees, buildings, monuments, stone walls or features of local interest.

(c) Supplemental information.

(1) Plans, if any, to salvage marketable timber, restore habitat and to maintain snag trees within or adjoining the site;

(2) All construction and rehabilitation procedures with reasonable mitigation measures that shall be taken to protect the areas and conditions identified in section 16-50j-61(b)(7) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, including, but not limited to:

(A) Construction techniques at wetland and watercourse crossings;

(B) Sedimentation and erosion control and rehabilitation procedures, consistent with the Connecticut Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control, as updated and amended, for areas of high erosion potential;

(C) Precautions and all reasonable mitigation measures to be taken in areas within or adjoining the site to minimize any adverse impacts of such actions or modifications on endangered, threatened or special concern plant or animal species listed by federal and state governmental agencies and critical habitats that are in compliance with federal and state recommended standards and guidelines, as amended;

(D) Plans for modification and rehabilitation of surface, drainage, and other hydrologic features;

(E) Plans for watercourse bank restoration in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 440 of the Connecticut General Statutes; and

(F) Plans for the protection of historical and archaeological resources with review and comment from a state historic preservation officer of the Department of Economic and Community Development, or its successor agency.

(3) Plans for the method and type of vegetative clearing and maintenance to be used within or adjacent to the site;

(4) The location of public recreation areas or activities known to exist or being proposed in or adjacent to the site, together with copies of any agreements between the company and public agencies authorizing public recreation use of the site to the extent of the company's property rights thereto;

(5) Plans for the ultimate disposal of excess excavated material, stump removal, and periodic maintenance of the site;

(6) Locations of areas where blasting is anticipated;

(7) Rehabilitation plans, including, but not limited to, reseeding and topsoil restoration;

(8) Contact information for the personnel of the contractor assigned to the project; and

(9) Such site-specific information as the Council may require.

(d) Notice.

A copy, or notice of the filing, of the D&M plan, or a copy, or notice of the filing of any changes to the D&M plan, or any section thereof, shall be provided to the service list and the property owner of record, if applicable, at the same time the plan, or any section thereof, or at the same time any changes to the D&M plan, or any section thereof, is submitted to the Council.

(e) Changes to plan.

The Council may order changes to a D&M plan, including, but not limited to, vegetative screening, paint color, or fence design at any time during or after preparation of the plan.

(Effective March 7, 1989; Amended September 7, 2012)