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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-452c (2026)

Definition of “spill”

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For the purposes of sections 22a-452a and 22a-452b, “spill” means the discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage or filtration of oil or petroleum or chemical liquids or solid, liquid or gaseous products or hazardous waste.

(P.A. 85-443, S. 1, 5.)

Cited. 239 C. 284.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1996–2015 · leading case: River Bend Assocs., Inc. v. Conservation & Inland Wetlands Comm'n, 848 A.2d 395 (Conn. 2004).
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River Bend Assocs., Inc. v. Conservation & Inland Wetlands Comm'n, 848 A.2d 395 (Conn. 2004). · cites it 2× “The remediation standard regulations, for example, apply to: (1) hazardous waste disposal sites as provided by §§ 22a-116-B-l through 22a-116-B-10 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; (2) properties where a “spill,” as defined by General Statutes § 22a-452c, has…”
24 Leggett Street Ltd. P'ship v. Beacon Indus., Inc., 685 A.2d 305 (Conn. 1996). “to 1987) § 22a-452c, defines “spill” as “the discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage or filtration of oil or petroleum or chemical liquids or solid, liquid or gaseous products or hazardous waste.”
Starr v. Comm'r of Env't Prot., 675 A.2d 430 (Conn. 1996). ““(3) ‘Spill’ means a spill as defined in section 22a-452c.” Although § 22a-452d (1) (A) (iv) has been amended by No.”
Comm'r of Env't Prot. v. Underpass Auto Parts Co. (Conn. 2015). · cites it 2× “’’ 23 General Statutes § 22a-452c provides: ‘‘For the purposes of sections 22a- 452a and 22a-452b [governing state liens against real estate as security for amounts paid to clean up or to remove hazardous waste], ‘spill’ means the discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage…”
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