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Conn. takes first look at new shoreline land rules

By Stephen Singer
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut is taking the first small steps to change shoreline land-use regulations to avoid a repeat of the destruction caused by storms last year and in 2011.

State legislators are considering a bill to require more stringent water treatment plant design to qualify for state funding. It’s intended to make sure treatment plants can withstand storms and do not spill wastewater into Long Island Sound or other bodies of water.

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