Connecticut General Statutes 22a-372 – Commencement of hearing. Application and documents available for public inspection. Parties to proceedings. Regulations. Fees
(a) The commissioner or the commissioner’s designated hearing officer shall commence a hearing on the application at the time, date and location specified in the notification required by subsection (c) of § 22a-371 and may continue the hearing on such additional dates as may be necessary. Notice of the continuance shall be by announcement by the commissioner or the commissioner’s designated hearing officer prior to the close of a scheduled session.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 22a-372
- commissioner: means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or his or her designated agent. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-2
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- person: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, syndicate, company, trust, corporation, nonstock corporation, limited liability company, municipality, agency or political or administrative subdivision of the state, or other legal entity of any kind. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-2
(b) The application and all other documents related to the proceedings shall be available for inspection by the public at the commissioner’s office during any business day prior to the close of the hearing.
(c) The parties to the proceedings shall include: (1) The applicant; (2) each person receiving notice pursuant to subsection (d) of § 22a-371, and (3) such other persons or municipalities as the commissioner or the commissioner’s designated hearing officer may deem appropriate at any time prior to the close of the hearing.
(d) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 establishing rules of practice and procedures for hearings held pursuant to this section.
(e) Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by a fee as follows: (1) Withdrawal for consumptive use of more than fifty thousand gallons but less than five hundred thousand gallons in any twenty-four-hour period, two thousand fifty dollars; (2) five hundred thousand gallons or more but less than two million gallons in any twenty-four-hour period, four thousand dollars; (3) two million gallons or more in any twenty-four-hour period, six thousand two hundred fifty dollars; (4) for nonconsumptive uses where the tributary watershed area above the point of diversion is one-half square mile or smaller, two thousand fifty dollars; (5) for nonconsumptive uses where the tributary watershed area above the point of diversion is larger than one-half square mile but smaller than two square miles, four thousand dollars; and (6) for nonconsumptive uses where the tributary watershed area above the point of diversion is two square miles or larger, six thousand two hundred fifty dollars.