Connecticut General Statutes 22a-134f – List of hazardous waste facilities. Municipal clerks to maintain and post
(a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall provide the clerk of each municipality in the state with a list of all hazardous waste facilities located within such municipality. As used in this section, “hazardous waste” means any material defined as hazardous waste in § 22a-115 except sewage and sewage sludge, and “hazardous waste facility” means a facility as defined in § 22a-115, except a facility which stores hazardous waste for less than ninety days or whose primary business is not disposal, treatment or recovery of hazardous waste, but which may treat or recover such waste as an integral part of an industrial process, and any site listed under § 22a-133c. Each such list shall be updated by the commissioner at least quarterly.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 22a-134f
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-115
- Disposal: means the incineration, long-term storage or treatment of hazardous waste, or the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping or placing of hazardous waste into or on land or water so that such hazardous waste or any hazardous constituent of such hazardous waste enters the environment, is emitted into the air, or is discharged into any waters, including groundwaters. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-115
- Hazardous waste: means any waste material which may pose a present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly disposed of, treated, stored, transported, or otherwise managed, including (A) hazardous waste identified in accordance with Section 3001 of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 USC 6901 et seq. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-115
- Municipality: means a city, town or borough of the state. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-115
- Recovery: means a method, technique or process designed to produce materials or substances from hazardous waste for reuse, offering for sale, or sale. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-115
- Treatment: means a method, technique or process, including neutralization, designed to change the physical, chemical or biological character or composition of hazardous waste, in order to neutralize such waste or render such waste nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable to recovery, amenable to storage or reduced in volume. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-115
(b) Each municipal clerk shall maintain a copy of the list provided pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, as updated, and shall post a notice of the availability of the list in the area where the municipal land records are kept.