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Show 184 CONNECTICUT liability for pollution of ground water is knowledge and not negli- gence. This case did not overrule the absolute ownership rule with regard to use of ground water or physical interference with ground water levels, and a more recent case acknowledged that the rule of absolute ownership in this regard has not been overruled and is still the law of Connecticut.96 Because of the limited use of ground water in Connecticut, and because there have been so few conflicts over competing uses, there have been no statutes adopted to regulate ground water. The only regulation of ground water resources is the requirement that all well drillers register with the State well drilling board and obtain a permit before drilling a well.97 Publications Available Institution for Water Resource Research: Institute of Water Resources The University of Connecticut Storrs, Conn. 06268 203-429-3311 Ext. 474 Publications: Reis, Connecticut Water Law: Judicial Allocation of Water Resources, (1967). Note, Water Pollution: Observations on Connecticut's Response, 3 Conn. L. Rev. 206 (1970). Tremont, Status of Riparian Rights in Connecticut, 33 Conn. B.J. 430 (1959). 86 Hartford Rayon Corporation v. Cromwell Water Company, 126 Conn. 194, 10 A. 2d 587 (1940). w Conn. Gen. Stat., sec. 25-127 and 25-131. |
