Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 22a - Environmental Protection
411a - Dams and Similar Structures
Section 22a-411a-1 - Definitions
Current through March 14, 2024
(1) "Abutment" has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-409-1(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(2) "Appurtenance" has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-409-1(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(3) "Breach" has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-409-1(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(4) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, or such commissioner's designated representative.
(5) "Class B Dam" means a significant hazard potential dam, as provided for in section 22a-409-2(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(6) "Class C Dam" means a high hazard potential dam, as provided for in section 22a-409-2(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(7) "CT Dam ID Number" has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-409-1(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(8) "Dam" has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-409-1(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(9) "Dam failure" means a catastrophic breach characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water, or a lesser breach that adversely affects the dam's primary function of impounding water.
(10) "Embankment" has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-409-1(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(11) "Early warning notification" means an alert stage in which the local authorities are informed by the dam owner that a situation exists at a dam that could develop into a serious hazard to downstream inhabitants, making evacuation necessary.
(12) "Emergency" means a condition of a serious nature which develops unexpectedly, endangers the structural integrity of a Class C or Class B dam, and requires immediate action.
(13) "Emergency action plan" or "EAP" means a formal document required to be submitted to the commissioner in accordance with section 22a-411a-2 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(14) "Emergency management authority" means any local, state, federal, or tribal agency responsible for emergency operations, planning, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery for all hazards.
(15) "Emergency operation center" means the location or facility where responsible officials gather during an emergency to direct and coordinate emergency operations, to communicate with other jurisdictions and with field emergency forces, and to formulate protective action decisions and recommendations during an emergency.
(16) "Final warning notification" means a warning in which the local authorities are informed by the dam owner that a failure of the dam is a likely possibility and residents downstream should be evacuated immediately.
(17) "Flood" has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-409-1(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(18) "Hazard potential" has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-409-1(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(19) "Inundation map" means a map sufficient in graphic detail and of a scale that clearly shows the downstream inhabited areas and the inundation zones with features and other related information required in section 22a-411a-2(b) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(20) "Inundation zone" means the area downstream of a dam that could be temporarily inundated with water released by a dam failure.
(21) "Operator" has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-409-1(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(22) "Owner" has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-409-1(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(23) "Person" has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-2(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(24) "Piping" means the progressive development of internal erosion through a dam by water, appearing downstream as a hole or seam discharging water that contains soil particles.
(25) "Public service company" ?has the same meaning as provided in section 16-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(26) "Professional engineer" means an individual who is currently licensed and registered under section 20-302 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(27) "Structure" has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-409-1(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(28) "Toe" same meaning as provided in section 22a-409-1(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
