§ 15.170

For the purposes of this section and sections 15-171 to 15-175, inclusive:(1) 'Discharge' means spill, leak, pump, pour, emit, empty or dump;(2) 'Docking facility' means any public, private or commercial marina, yacht club, dock, wharf or in-water mooring used for anchoring, berthing, mooring, serving or otherwise handling vessels, and includes a facility organized as a common interest community;(3) 'Marine sanitation device' means any equipment for installation on board a vessel which is designed to receive, retain, treat or discharge sewage;(4) 'Sewage' means human body wastes and the wastes from toilets and other receptacles intended to receive or retain body wastes;(5) 'Vessel' means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water; and(6) 'No discharge zone' means those bodies of water in this state that the United States Environmental Protection Agency designates as no discharge areas pursuant to 33 USC 1322.(P.A. 90-173, S. 1; P.A. 91-333, S. 3, 4; P.A. 10-106, S. 2; P.A. 11-59, S. 2.)History: P.A.

the United States Environmental Protection Agency designates as no discharge areas pursuant to 33 USC 1322.(P.A. 90-173, S. 1; P.A. 91-333, S. 3, 4; P.A. 10-106, S. 2; P.A. 11-59, S. 2.)History: P.A. 91-333 amended the definition of 'no discharge zone' to include certain waters off the town of Fairfield and Cockenoe Island in Westport; P.A. 10-106 redefined 'sewage' and 'no discharge zone'; P.A. 11-59 made technical changes, effective July 1, 2011.