N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 712.01

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Section Env-Dw 712.01 - Definitions

For purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) "Pesticide application area" means any area that is treated with pesticides as defined in Pes 101.21, reprinted in Appendix C, within the past 3 years or are likely to be treated with pesticides within the next 3 years including, but not limited to, golf courses, lawn or landscaped areas, cemeteries, agricultural areas, athletic or recreational fields, commercial food crops, pesticide storage areas, rights-of-way, railroads, and large overhead power lines; and

(b) "Source water protection area" means:

(1) For groundwater sources, the wellhead protection area as defined in RSA 485-C:2, XVIII, namely "the surface and subsurface area surrounding a water well or wellfield, supplying a public water system, through which contaminants are reasonably likely to move toward and reach such water well or wellfield"; and

(2) For surface water sources, the surface area draining toward the intake within 4,000 feet of the intake as determined by topographic data and on-site verification.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 712.01

(See Revision Note #1 at chapter heading for Env-Dw 700) #9700, eff 5-1-10

Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 50, Filed December 13, 2018, Proposed by #12668, Effective 1/1/2019, Expires 1/1/2029.