{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-380","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-380","heading":"Water resources policy.","body":"The following are declared to be the goals and policies of the state: (1) To preserve and protect water supply watershed lands and prevent degradation of surface water and groundwaters; (2) to protect groundwater recharge areas critical to existing and potential drinking water supplies; (3) to make water resources conservation a priority in all decisions; (4) to conserve water resources through technology, methods and procedures designed to promote efficient use of water and to eliminate the waste of water; (5) to prevent contamination of water supply sources or reduction in the availability of future water supplies; (6) to balance competing and conflicting needs for water equitably and at a reasonable cost to all citizens; and (7) to reduce or eliminate the waste of water through water supply management practices.","path":["TITLE 22a. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION","CHAPTER 446i*. WATER RESOURCES. INVASIVE PLANTS","PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_446i.htm#sec_22a-380","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:07Z","sha256":"d807e0ea73706890907655353d470228fb6f27acdf58d70cf0b2b2b38cf8259a","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-379","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-381"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}