On or before November 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall enter into an agreement with the town of Middlefield and the Lake Beseck Association regarding a schedule for annual water level draw downs of Lake Beseck. Water level draw downs shall be three feet during even-numbered years with completion achieved by December first of such year and maintained until March first of the following year. Water level draw downs shall be six feet during odd-numbered years achieved by November first of such year and maintained until January thirty-first of the following year; a three-foot water level draw down shall be maintained thereafter until March first of the following year. Such water level draw downs are designed to balance the various concerns of the lake community, including: Recreational needs, preservation of lakefront infrastructure, fisheries habitat and other natural resource concerns.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-339h
Lake Beseck. Water level draw downs
Known as the Connecticut Water Diversion Policy Act
The act spans §§ 22–22 (112 sections).
(P.A. 06-191, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 21-12, S. 1.) History: P.A. 06-191 effective June 9, 2006; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was chan…
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