Section Env-Dw 902.20 - Protection of the Purity of Garland Brook and Its Watershed(a) The purpose of this section is to protect the purity of the water of Garland Brook, which is the principal drinking water supply for the town of Lancaster.(b) This section shall apply within the Garland Brook watershed above the dam that is located at approximate latitude 44º 28' 6 ", longitude 71º 27' 47", in the towns of: (c) Any person violating this section shall, in accordance with RSA 485:26, be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person or guilty of a felony if any other person.(d) In accordance with RSA 485:24, the health officers of the towns of Jefferson, Kilkenney, and Lancaster and their duly authorized agents, and the board of water commissioners of the town of Lancaster and its duly authorized agents, may act as agents of the department for the enforcement of this section in cooperation with the department.(e) Where any provision of this section is in conflict with local ordinances, the provision that is more protective of the surface water shall apply.(f) Any deviations from this section shall be by written consent of the department, in accordance with Env-Dw 902.05. The provisions of this section shall not apply to employees of the board of water commissioners engaged in the performance of necessary duties for the protection and control of said stream.(g) In addition to any prohibitions adopted by local ordinance, the prohibitions that apply in the Garland Brook watershed described in (b) above, shall be as follows: (1) A person shall not build, continue, or maintain any privy, pig-pen, stable, or other building or structures in which horses, cattle, swine, or other animals or fowls are kept within 75 feet of the high water mark of said brook or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto;(2) A person shall not run any sink water, urine, or water that has been used for washing or cleansing materials, persons, or food into said brook or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto, or into any excavation or cesspool in the ground or on the surface of any ground within 75 feet of the high water mark of said brook or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto;(3) A person shall not throw or deposit any dead animal or fish or parts thereof, food, perishable or decayable material, manure, human wastes, kitchen waste, swill, or garbage into said brook or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto, or leave or allow any such materials to remain within 75 feet of the high water mark of said brook or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto;(4) A person shall not deposit any sawdust, shavings, apple pomace, or waste from mills or factories, or allow any such wastes to fall into, said brook or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto, or upon their banks so near as to be reachable by the high water level;(5) A person shall not bathe in said brook;(6) A person shall not fish on or in said brook;(7) A person shall not permit any of the structures or conditions described in (1), (2), (3), and (4) above, beyond the minimum limit of 75 feet, if the purity of the water thereby shall be deemed by the department in accordance with Env-Dw 902.04 to be endangered;(8) A person shall not throw, deposit, or allow to remain upon the ice of the waters of said brook or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto, any matter, waste, or materials such as are described in (2), (3), and (4) above; and(9) A person shall not use any seaplanes on the Garland Brook watershed.(h) The town of Lancaster shall post a summary of the prohibitions contained in (g) above, at all public access locations where persons might reasonably be expected to access Garland Brook or its tributaries. This posted summary may also contain any prohibitions enacted by local ordinance.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 902.20
(See Revision Note at part heading for Env-Dw 902) #10602, eff 5-20-14
Amended by Volume XLI Number 45, Filed November 10, 2021, Proposed by #13286, Effective 10/26/2021, Expires 10/26/2031