CT HB06223

Requires the Siting Council to notify water utilities when applications are filed for solar photovoltaic installations and other renewable energy facilities on watershed lands

Mandates the Siting Council to consider impacts on both the quality and quantity of public water supplies when reviewing renewable energy facility applications

Directs the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to establish riparian buffers along river corridors and floodplains

Aims to better regulate development near waterways and protect water resources from contamination