[Adopted 5-1-2004]
A.
In accordance with the provisions of C.G.S. § 22a-354a
et seq., the Inland Wetlands Agency is hereby designated as the Aquifer
Protection Agency (hereinafter the "Agency") of the Town of Bethlehem.
The staff of the Inland Wetlands Agency shall serve as the staff of
the Agency.
B.
Members of the Inland Wetlands Agency shall serve coexisting terms
on the Agency. The membership requirements of the Agency shall be
the same as those of the Inland Wetlands Agency, including but not
limited to the number of members, terms, method of selection and removal
of members, and filling of vacancies.
C.
At least one member of the Agency or staff of the Agency shall complete
the course in technical training formulated by the Commissioner of
Environmental Protection of the State of Connecticut, pursuant to
C.G.S. § 22a-354v.
The Agency shall adopt regulations in accordance with C.G.S.
§ 22a-354p and R.C.S.A. § 22a-354i-3. Said regulations
shall provide for:
A.
The manner in which boundaries of aquifer protection areas shall
be established and amended or changed.
B.
Procedures for the regulation of activity within the area.
C.
The form for an application to conduct regulated activities within
the area.
D.
Notice and publication requirements.
E.
Criteria and procedures for the review of applications.
F.
Administration and enforcement.
A.
In order to carry out the purposes of the Aquifer Protection Program,
the Agency will conduct an inventory of land use within the area to
assess potential contamination sources.
B.
Not later than three months after approval by the Commissioner of
the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
of Level B mapping of aquifers, the Agency will inventory land uses
overlying the mapped zone of contribution and recharge areas of such
aquifers in accordance with the guidelines established by the Commissioner
pursuant to C.G.S. § 22a-354f. Such inventory shall be completed
not more than one year after authorization of the Agency (C.G.S. § 22a-354e).