Connecticut General Statutes 22a-184 – Causing of air pollution prohibited. Permits for air contaminant sources
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No person shall cause air pollution in violation of any provisions of this chapter or section 14-164c or of the regulations adopted hereunder; no person shall construct, install, enlarge, or establish a new air contaminant source specified in regulations adopted by the commissioner without a permit issued by the commissioner, or in violation of an order of said commissioner. The commissioner may request the Attorney General to institute an action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford for injunctive relief to restrain any violation of this section.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 22a-184
- Air pollution: means the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more air pollutants or any combination thereof in such quantities and of such characteristics and duration as to be, or be likely to be, injurious to public welfare, to the health of human, plant or animal life, or to property, or as unreasonably to interfere with the enjoyment of life and property. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-170
- commissioner: means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or any member of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection or any local air pollution control official or agency authorized by him, acting singly or jointly, to whom he assigns any function arising under the provisions of this chapter or of any regulations adopted hereunder. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-170
- person: includes any individual, firm, partnership, association, syndicate, company, trust, corporation, limited liability company, municipality, agency or political or administrative subdivision of the state, and any other legal entity. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-170