Section Env-Wq 1803.02 - Information Required for Nomination A sponsor shall provide the following information and documentation as part of the nomination:
(a) The name of the river;(b) The location and length of the river or segment;(c) The name, address, and daytime telephone number of the sponsor and the sponsor's contact person if the sponsor is an organization;(d) A description of significant resources which the sponsor believes are contained or represented in the river or segment and its corridor;(e) A description and documentation of the community and public support which the sponsor believes exists for the nomination, including copies of any letters from elected and appointed local officials;(f) Documentation of notification to riparian landowners and elected public officials of all municipalities through which each nominated river or segment flows;(g) A recommendation on the appropriate classification or classifications for the river or segment, including the length in miles, start and end point of each segment, and the information necessary to determine if the recommended classification is appropriate under RSA 483:7-a;(h) A map of the nominated river or segment and its corridor taken from a U.S. geological survey quadrangle(s) or equivalent in accuracy and detail, and an inset or locator map showing the location of the river or segment within the state;(i) A map of the nominated river or segment indicating: (1) Stream order, as determined using the New Hampshire hydrography dataset archived by the geographically referenced analysis and information transfer system (GRANIT) at the complex systems research center of the university of New Hampshire, as specified in RSA 483-B:4, XVI(c); and(2) Municipal boundaries, major roads, and tributary streams;(j) A written acknowledgment stating that the sponsor understands that: (1) All fourth order and higher segments are subject to RSA 483-B whether or not they are designated in accordance with this chapter;(2) All third order and lower segments designated pursuant to RSA 483:15 prior to the 2017 effective date of this chapter, subject to exemptions specified therein, are subject to RSA 483-B; and(3) All third order and lower segments approved for designation after the 2017 effective date of this chapter shall be subject to the standards and requirements in RSA 483-B applicable to those protected shorelands within 50 feet of the reference line, as specified in RSA 483-B:4, XV.(k) For a tidal river or tidal river segment, the downstream extent of the nominated segment, located at or upstream of the mouth of the tidal river; and(l) An inventory, description, and assessment of the statewide, regional, or local significance of the resources of the river or segment and its corridor, including but not limited to: (2) Wildlife resources, including endangered or threatened animals, animals identified as species of special concern in the New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau "Rare Animal List for New Hampshire", dated July 2013, available as noted in Appendix B, or animals otherwise identified as rare;(3) Vegetation and natural communities, including: a. Endangered or threatened plants;b. Plants identified in the New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau "Rare Plants, Rare Animals and Exemplary Natural Communities in New Hampshire Towns" publication, dated July 2013, available as noted in Appendix B;c. Habitat for wildlife resources identified in (2), above, and fish resources identified in (4), below; andd. Natural communities identified as exemplary;(4) Fish resources, including endangered or threatened animals, fish identified as species of special concern in the New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau "Rare Animal List for New Hampshire", dated July 2013, available as noted in Appendix B, or fish otherwise identified as rare;(5) Water quality as designated pursuant to RSA 485-A:9 or as shown by actual water quality analysis, if available;(7) Riparian interests, including flowage rights;(8) Existing and potential withdrawals and discharges;(9) Existing and potential dams and hydroelectric resources;(10) Hydrologic resources, including natural flow characteristics;(11) Existing and potential recreational resources, including boating resources;(13) Scenic characteristics;(14) Cultural, historical, and archaeological resources;(16) Community resources;(17) Current land use and land use controls; and(18) Scientific resources.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Wq 1803.02
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1800) #8326, eff 4-21-05; ss by #9330, eff 11-26-08; amd by #9530, INTERIM, eff 8-26-09, EXPIRES: 2-22-10; amd by #9657, eff 2-22-10
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 23, Filed June 8, 2017, Proposed by #12185, Effective 5/25/2017, Expires 5/25/2027.