N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 305.30

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Section Env-Dw 305.30 - Duration of Final Approval; Reactivation; Effect of Expiration

(a) Any approval issued pursuant to Env-Dw 305.29 shall lapse 4 years after issuance if the well is not connected to a water system approved in accordance with Env-Dw 405 prior to that date.

(b) The applicant may request the department to reinstate a lapsed approval within 10 years of the original approval by submitting the following in writing to the department:

(1) Information demonstrating the well still meets the well siting requirements of Env-Dw 305.09 and Env-Dw 305.10;

(2) An update of the contamination source and water user inventories in accordance with Env-Dw 305.22;

(3) An update of the wellhead protection program in accordance Env-Dw 305.24 using information obtained pursuant to (2), above; and

(4) A plan that includes:

a. Completion of a short-term pumping test at least 6 hours in duration at the previously approved permitted production volume; and

b. Collection of a water quality sample of the well at the end of the short-term pumping test.

(c) Within 30 days of receiving a complete request under (b), above, the department shall authorize the applicant to conduct the proposed short-term pumping test if the information submitted demonstrates that ambient conditions have not materially changed since the well was approved or, if ambient conditions have materially changed, the change(s) can be addressed so that the well will provide acceptable water quality.

(d) The department shall approve or deny the request to reinstate the well approval in writing within 30 days of receiving the results of the short-term pumping test.

(e) The department shall reinstate the approval if the information submitted meets the criteria for approval stated in Env-Dw 305.29.

(f) Any approval reinstated pursuant to (e), above, shall be valid for 4 years from the date of issuance and shall not be subject to subsequent reinstatement.

(g) If approval for a new well has lapsed for more than 10 years from the date of the original approval, the applicant shall apply for approval as specified in these rules for a new well.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 305.30

Adopted by, Volume XXXVI Number 14, Filed April 7, 2016, Proposed by #11062, Effective 4/1/2016, Expires 4/1/2026.