Baywing, LLC v. Water Pollution Control Authority

Syllabus

The defendant appealed from the trial court's judgment sustaining the plaintiff's appeal from the defendant's decision denying the plaintiff's application to connect to the town of Wilton's sewer system, to construct an extension of the sewer system to the plaintiff's property, and to allocate sewer use capacity for the property. The defendant claimed, inter alia, that the court improperly determined that the defendant abused its discretion in denying the plaintiff's application. Held: The trial court's decision to sustain the plaintiff's appeal was not arbitrary or an abuse of its discretion, as the defendant's stated reasons for its denial of the plaintiff's application were not based on reliable evidence or supported by substantial evidence in the record, and the plaintiff was not afforded the opportunity to respond to the concerns of the defendant. Argued October 20, 2025—officially released May 26, 2026