(a) An application for a certificate shall be filed with the council, accompanied by a fee established by regulation adopted by the permanent members of the council, as provided in section 22a-116, containing such information as the council may deem relevant, including but not limited to the following: (1) A description, including estimated cost, of the proposed facility; and a description of the types of wastes to be handled and disposal technology to be used and, if a land disposal is proposed, an explanation of why no other disposal method is reasonably available; (2) reasons for choosing the site and the proposed type of hazardous waste facility selected and a comparison of alternative sites and technologies; (3) a schedule of dates setting forth the proposed program of acquisition, construction, completion and operation; (4) environmental site information obtained from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection review required by subsection (c) of this section including (A) maps with narrative description of air quality and movement, ground and surface water conditions, levels, movement and fluctuations, vegetation and wildlife populations and habitat, seismic characteristics and hydrogeologic evaluation of the site, setting forth data and analysis as the council shall require, including but not limited to, a map showing the proximity of the proposed site to facilities or properties owned or operated by a water company as defined in section 25-32a, a map showing the land classification of the proposed site under the classification established by section 25-37c, and a report of the impact of the proposed facility on present and future public water supplies and private wells, and (B) design, capacity, operation and management information including facility efficiencies of tanks and any other containers; surface impoundments, waste piles, land treatment facilities, land fills, incinerators, thermal, physical, chemical, and biological treatment units, and injection wells; (5) human population density information for the area of the proposed facility; (6) traffic information including road and transportation access data and maps; (7) information on present and future development of the town where the facility is proposed to be located and for the surrounding towns; (8) a detailed description of provisions, including equipment and operation, for planning for prevention of hazards, monitoring of ground water quality, mitigation of the effect of the operation of the facility on public safety and the environment, and contingency plans and emergency procedures for dealing with facility malfunctions; (9) a listing of federal, state, regional and municipal agencies from which approvals have been received and the planned schedule of obtaining those approvals not yet received; (10) incentives offered and benefits accruing to the municipality in which the proposed facility is to be located; (11) an assessment of the need for the facility and the amount and types of the state's annual hazardous waste generation which the applicant proposes to dispose of, treat, transfer, store or recover at the facility; (12) the energy and resource recovery benefits, if any, which will be derived from the facility; (13) the plan for facility closure and postclosure care and liability; (14) a detailed statement of the applicant's financial capabilities as well as a statement of the applicant's qualifications and previous experience with hazardous waste disposal, including a listing of all hazardous waste disposal projects or methods with which the applicant has had any connection or affiliation, either as owner, contractor, supplier, or consultant; and (15) a list of all criminal and civil charges and enforcement actions, or other proceedings related to hazardous or solid waste or disposal of such waste in which the applicant or any corporate parent, subsidiary or affiliate has been involved.

(b) An application for the amendment or transfer of a certificate shall be in such form and contain such information as the permanent members of the council shall require.

(c) The council shall not accept any application for a certificate for a hazardous waste facility until the applicant has applied to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for all licenses, permits or approvals which are within his jurisdiction and the commissioner has closed the public hearing on the application for such licenses, permits, or approvals. The commissioner shall make available to the council the record of proceedings on the application for environmental licenses, permits or approvals. The commissioner shall immediately notify the chief elected official of the town where the facility is proposed to be located of receipt of an application for such licenses, permits or approvals.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-180, the commissioner shall not render a final decision approving any environmental licenses, permits or approvals necessary for a hazardous waste facility until the council issues a certificate of public safety and necessity unless such decision is required by federal law. The commissioner shall publish in the Connecticut Law Journal a notice of his intent to issue such licenses, permits or approvals.

(e) Each application to the council shall be accompanied by proof of service of a copy of such application on the chief elected official and the director of health of each municipality in which the proposed facility is to be located, the fire marshal, the chairpersons of the conservation commission, inland wetlands agency, planning commission, police commission and zoning commission of each municipality in which the proposed facility is to be located, the chairperson of the regional council of governments for the region in which the proposed facility is to be located, each water company, as defined in section 25-32a, which owns or operates land or facilities located in, or serves any customer who resides in, the municipality in which the site is located or an area within a five mile radius of the boundaries of the proposed site, each member of the legislature in whose district the proposed facility is to be located, each owner of land adjacent to the proposed facility and each state department, council and commission named in subsection (e) of section 22a-119. Notice of the application shall be given to the general public by publication, in ten-point boldface type, of a summary of such application and the date on which it will be filed in a newspaper of general circulation in each municipality in which the proposed facility is to be located.

(P.A. 80-472, S. 5, 14; P.A. 81-369, S. 6, 20; P.A. 83-235, S. 4, 6; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-247, S. 312.)

History: P.A. 80-472 effective July 1, 1981, with respect to this section; P.A. 81-369 amended Subsec. (a) by revising the type of information required on an application to include additional environmental site information and information on population, transportation, applicant qualification and experience, closure and postclosure plans, and a list of criminal and civil charges and enforcement actions relating to hazardous waste disposal, amended Subsec. (c) to require the commissioner to make available to the council the record of proceedings for an application for environmental licenses, permits and approvals for hazardous waste disposal and amended Subsec. (e) to require the applicant provide notice of application to the fire marshal, water company for municipality where the proposed facility is to be located, agencies listed in Sec. 22a-117, and further required notice to the general public in ten-point boldface type; P.A. 83-235 amended Subsec. (c) to authorize the council to accept an application for a hazardous waste facility after the commissioner of environmental protection has closed the hearing on environmental permits for the facility, rather than after publication of intent to issue approvals and amended Subsec. (d) to require the commissioner to publish a notice of intent to issue permits; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” and “Department of Environmental Protection” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “regional planning agency” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “regional council of governments” in Subsec. (e), effective January 1, 2015.

Cited. 207 C. 706.