Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-380
Water resources policy
Connecticut · General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 446i — Water Resources. Invasive Plants · Status: effective
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- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-380, Water resources policy, Connecticut, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2193123
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The following are declared to be the goals and policies of the state:
(1) To preserve and protect water supply watershed lands and prevent degradation of surface water and groundwaters;
(2) to protect groundwater recharge areas critical to existing and potential drinking water supplies;
(3) to make water resources conservation a priority in all decisions;
(4) to conserve water resources through technology, methods and procedures designed to promote efficient use of water and to eliminate the waste of water;
(5) to prevent contamination of water supply sources or reduction in the availability of future water supplies;
(6) to balance competing and conflicting needs for water equitably and at a reasonable cost to all citizens; and (7) to reduce or eliminate the waste of water through water supply management practices.