After the commissioner has established such lines on any waterway or flood plain, any obstruction, encroachment or hindrance of any nature placed within such lines in the direction of the waterway, without specific authorization of the commissioner, shall be considered a public nuisance. The Attorney General shall, at the request of the commissioner, institute proceedings to enjoin and abate any such nuisance.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-346
(Formerly Sec. 25-4e.) Encroachment as nuisance
Known as the Connecticut Water Diversion Policy Act
The act spans §§ 22–22 (112 sections).
(1963, P.A. 435, S. 5; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 49.) History: 1971 act replaced references to water resources commission with references to environmental protection commissioner; Sec.…
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