Environmental Justice Affecting Facilities

Facilities that are subject to certain environmental justice actions are known as "affecting facilities".  Affecting facilities are defined in section 22a-20a of the Connecticut General Statutes (CGS) as any facility that falls under at least one of the following categories:

(A) electric generating facility with a capacity of more than 10 megawatts;

(B) sludge or solid waste incinerator or combustor;

(C) sewage treatment plant with a capacity of more than 50 million gallons per day;

(D) intermediate processing center, volume reduction facility or multitown recycling facility with a combined monthly volume in excess of 25 tons;

(E) new or expanded landfill, including, but not limited to, a landfill that contains ash, construction and demolition debris or solid waste;

(F) medical waste incinerator; or

(G) major source of air pollution, as defined by the federal Clean Air Act

Section 22a-20a CGS states that for any application for an affecting facility that constitutes a new or expanded permit, and that is located/proposed to be located in an EJ community, the applicant shall enter into a community environmental benefit agreement with the municipality if there are five or more affecting facilities in such municipality at the time the application is filed.