Sec.25-37d-3. Summary ruling on proposed actions without significant adverse impact

(a) If the Commissioner upon review of the completed application finds that the applicant has demonstrated that the proposed action will not have a significant adverse impact upon the present and future purity and adequacy of the public drinking water supply, and if the applicant has further demonstrated that the conditions or restrictions in use required by the Commissioner as necessary to maintain the purity and adequacy of the public drinking water supply are fully enforceable against subsequent owners, lessees, and assignees, then the Commissioner may grant a permit at this stage without a public hearing. Nothing herein however shall prevent the Commissioner from scheduling a public hearing on said application in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 25-37d-4 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(b) If the Commissioner makes the findings described in the above subsection and determines not to hold a public hearing on said application, then within sixty (60) days after receipt of the completed application, the Commissioner shall issue a written decision setting forth the reasons for granting the permit with or without conditions.

(c) Within the prescribed time limit of section 25-37d-4 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies the Commissioner shall notify the applicant and all parties to the proceeding and the chief executive officer of the town or municipality in which the proposed action is to take place of the pendency of the application and may notify such other town, municipalities, state agencies or persons as the Commissioner determines appropriate by forwarding them a copy of the written decision by certified mail. The Commissioner may also cause notice of the order issuing a permit to be published in a daily newspaper having a general circulation in the community where the proposed action is to take place.

(Effective February 6, 1980; Amended September 6, 2006)