Notwithstanding any provision of title 19a or 25, a director of health of a town, city or borough or of a district department of health appointed pursuant to section 19a-200 or 19a-242 may issue a permit for a replacement public well if the Department of Public Health has approved such replacement public well pursuant to subsection (b) of section 25-33. For purposes of this section, "replacement public well" means a public well that (1) replaces an existing public well, and (2) does not meet the sanitary radius and minimum setback requirements as specified in the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-209d