Section Env-Sw 804.03 - Surface Water Protection Standards(a) The location of a landfill relative to surface water resources shall comply with the requirements of RSA 485-A.(b) A landfill and all associated leachate storage units shall be located only in areas where potential adverse effects to surface water quality, due to erosion, sedimentation, siltation, flood, or discharge of contaminants, can be prevented or minimized and mitigated by facility design.(c) Identification of the areas cited in (b) above shall be based on a thorough hydrogeological investigation to demonstrate the following: (1) Compliance with Env-Sw 804.02;(2) That engineering design measures can be incorporated to control erosion, sedimentation and siltation; and(3) The potential release of contaminants to surface waters can be prevented, attenuated or otherwise remediated.(d) The footprint of a landfill shall not be located within 200 feet of any perennial surface water body, measured from the closest bank of a stream and closest shore of a lake, as applicable.(e) The footprint of a landfill shall not be located within 200 feet upgradient and 100 feet downgradient of a wetland within the jurisdiction of RSA 482-A, excluding any drainage appurtenances related to the site, that is not allowed to be filled under the authority of RSA 482-A.(f) The footprint of a landfill shall not be located within 1,000 feet upgradient of a surface water reservoir or intake used for a community drinking water supply.(g) The footprint of a landfill shall not be located within the 100-year flood hazard zone.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Sw 804.03
#5172, eff 7-1-91; ss by #6535, INTERIM, eff 7-1-97, EXPIRES: 10-29-97; ss by #6619-B, eff 10-29-97; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Sw 800) ss by #8459, eff 10-28-05 (formerly Env-Wm 2504.03 )
Amended byVolume XXXIV Number 24, Filed June 12, 2014, Proposed by #10597, Effective 7/1/2014, Expires7/1/2024.