Connecticut regulators are still struggling to figure out how to regulate the flow of streams in the state, The Associated Press reports..
A committee of the legislature on Tuesday rejected for the second time a proposal that would set standards for classifying waterways according to depth, volume and velocity of stream flow needed to support and maintain habitats and aquatic life.
Dam operators would be required to release water to maintain river or stream water levels according to the regulations.
Rep. T.R. Rowe, co-chairman of the Regulations Review Committee, said Tuesday he was among two lawmakers who voted for the compromise regulations, saying they were improved.
He said 10 lawmakers voted no, telling the Department of Environmental Protection to come back with a new version.
A spokesman said the department has not decided on its next step.
