No action shall be brought by the owner of land adjoining a public highway, or of any interest in such land, for recovery of damage to such property or interest by reason of any draining of water into or through such land by any town, city, borough or other political subdivision of the state pursuant to subsection (a) of section 13a-138, but within fifteen years next after the first occurrence of such drainage, except that if such drainage first occurred prior to October 1, 1981, no such action shall be brought after October 1, 1986.(P.A. 81-162, S. 2.)Cited. 217 C. 520.15-year limitation period applies to both Subsecs. (a) and (b) of Sec. 13a-138; to construe otherwise would yield an unworkable result; public policy favors limitation periods for cause of action to grant degree of certainty to litigants. 110 CA 591.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 13a-138a
Connecticut Title 13a — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_238.htm#sec_13a-138a· Version 2026