(A) Littering and discharge of pollutants prohibited. No person shall place, throw, deposit or discharge or cause to be placed, thrown, deposited or discharged into the harbor management area any litter or other materials, including, but not limited to, any refuse or waste matter, sewage petroleum products or by-products, paint, varnish, dead animals or debris of any kind which renders the waters unsightly, noxious, unwholesome or otherwise detrimental to the public health or welfare or to the enjoyment of the water for recreational purposes. Applicable provisions of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be strictly enforced with respect to discharge of refuse in the harbor management area.
(B) Marine toilets. Pursuant to the designation of all Connecticut waters as a "no discharge" area pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act, no person shall discharge sewage from a vessel at any time into the harbor management area. All discharge requirements set forth in state and federal laws and regulations shall be strictly enforced.
(C) Responsibility for sanitation of facilities. The owner, lessee, agent, manager or person in charge of any waterfront development or facility adjacent to the harbor management area shall at all times, maintain the premises under his or her charge in a clean, sanitary condition, free from malodorous materials and accumulations of garbage, refuse, debris and other waste materials.
(Ord. passed 5-4-1994; Ord. passed 9-4-2019)
Penalty, see § 152.99
Editor’s note:
TM Volume 20, page 144