Section Env-Dw 902.31 - Protection of the Purity of Round Pond and Rochester Reservoir and Their Watershed(a) The purpose of this section is to protect the purity of the waters of Round Pond and the Rochester Reservoir, which are principal drinking water supplies for the city of Rochester.(b) This section shall apply within the Round Pond and the Rochester Reservoir watershed above the dam that is located at approximate latitude 43º 17' 18", longitude 71º 02' 33", in the: (1) City of Rochester; and(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 and the boards of health of the city of Rochester and town of Barrington and their duly authorized agents, and the board of water commissioners of the city of Rochester 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 and the city of Rochester. 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 pond or reservoir.(g) In addition to any prohibitions adopted by local ordinance, the prohibitions that apply in the Round Pond and Rochester Reservoir watershed described in (b) above, shall be as follows: (1) A person shall not build, continue, or maintain any building or structure of any kind in which animals or fowls are kept within 75 feet of Round Pond or Rochester Reservoir upstream of the water works intake structure, or within 75 feet of any inlet thereof or tributary thereto;(2) A person shall not allow any wastes or waters that have been used for washing or cleansing materials, persons, or food, to run into said pond or reservoir 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, or human wastes into said pond or reservoir or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto, nor shall a person allow any such materials to remain on the surface of the ground within 75 feet of said pond or reservoir or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto;(4) A person shall not throw any sawdust, or allow any sawdust to fall, into said pond or reservoir or into any inlet thereof or tributary thereto;(5) A person shall not boat, bathe, swim, fish, or carry on any activity of a recreational nature in or on the waters of Round Pond or Rochester Reservoir or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto;(6) A person shall not throw, deposit, or allow to remain upon the ice of the waters of said pond or reservoir, or upon that of any inlet thereof or tributary thereto, any matter, waste, or materials such as are described in (2), (3), and (4) above; and(7) A person shall not use any seaplane on said pond or reservoir.(h) The city of Rochester shall post a summary of the prohibitions contained in (g) above, at all public access locations where persons might reasonably be expected to access the Round Pond and the Rochester Reservoir or its tributaries. This posted summary may also contain any prohibitions enacted by local ordinance.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 902.31
(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