Section Env-Wq 2102.02 - Applicability(a) The rules in this part shall apply to any person required to register a water use under RSA 488:3, I, namely any person whose cumulative incoming water or cumulative outgoing water exceeds an average of 20,000 gallons of water per day in any 7-day period, or exceeds a total volume of 600,000 gallons in any 30-day period.(b) Except as provided in (c), below, this chapter shall apply to any of the following water uses that meets or exceeds the criteria specified in (a), above:(1) Domestic, commercial, industrial, or institutional supply;(2) Treated or untreated municipal or industrial wastewater discharge;(3) Industrial make-up and processing;(4) Contact and non-contact cooling;(5) Agriculture, including livestock and crops;(6) Irrigation other than for agriculture and discharge of return flows;(7) The production of mechanical or electrical power;(8) The containerized transport of water in bulk quantities;(9) Withdrawals and discharges associated with site remediation activities; and(10) Any other use that equals or exceeds the water volumes identified in (a), above.(c) Pursuant to RSA 488:11, these rules shall not apply to a discrete withdrawal arising from an emergency event, such as fire suppression.(d) The following uses shall not be included in determining cumulative water use under (a), above: (1) Use of recycled water stored in holding ponds that are not connected to surface waters nor constructed below the water table at facilities that process aggregate materials; and(2) Withdrawals and discharges for the purpose of dewatering quarries or other excavations following discrete events of stormwater inflow.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 2102.02
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 15, Filed April 13, 2017, Proposed by #12135, Effective 3/21/2017, Expires 3/21/2027.