N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 2102.08

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Section Env-Wq 2102.08 - Water Use Registration Form

A person whose water use is not agricultural, limited, or intermittent shall provide the following information to the department on or with a Water Use Registration form obtained from the department:

(a) Identification of the water user and the property owner, if other than the water user, as follows:

(1) For an individual, the individual's full legal name;

(2) For a political subdivision, the political subdivision's name; and

(3) For any other entity, the entity's name as registered with the New Hampshire secretary of state;

(b) The mailing address and daytime telephone number of the water user;

(c) The name and location, by street address and municipality, of the facility being registered;

(d) f the water user is an entity, the name, title, and daytime telephone number of a contact person and authorized signer and, if available, an e-mail address for the contact person;

(e) Each type or purpose of water use that constitutes more than 5,000 gallons or 10 percent of the total use, whichever is greater, including but not limited to:

(1) Public water supply;

(2) Wastewater treatment;

(3) Commercial;

(4) Industrial;

(5) Institutional;

(6) Agricultural, such as field crop, greenhouse, nursery, livestock, log spraying, or aquaculture if the overall water use does not otherwise qualify as an agriculture water use;

(7) Non-agricultural irrigation, such as golf course, athletic field, or landscape;

(8) Power production, such as biomass, fossil fuel, geothermal, hydroelectric, or nuclear;

(9) Snowmaking;

(10) Mining;

(11) Dust control;

(12) Bottled water or bulk water; and

(13) Domestic sanitary use;

(f) As applicable, the following additional descriptive information for each use specified pursuant to (e), above:

(1) If domestic or sanitary use, the number of each type of fixture and water-using appliance and the average number of individuals served per day;

(2) If heating or cooling water, whether boiler make-up, blowdown, contact, non-contact, or other, with a brief description;

(3) If irrigation other than agricultural, the number of acres irrigated and the type of irrigation system used, and for golf courses, a written explanation of:

a. The number of sprinkler heads;

b. The make, model, and gallons per minute of each head;

c. The number of acres irrigated per head type;

d. Where on the course the heads are used, such as greens or driving range; and

e. A typical weekly irrigation schedule;

(4) The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, if any;

(5) If hydroelectric, the following information:

a. The average operating head, in feet above the intake;

b. The average operating efficiency, in percent;

c. The minimum necessary operating flow, in cubic feet per second (cfs);

d. The maximum existing capacity, in kilowatts;

e. The maximum turbine design flow, in cfs; and

f. The minimum flow release necessary to comply with existing state and federal operating permits or licenses, in cfs.

(6) Whether water is recycled and the percentage that is recycled; and

(7) Whether wastewater is reclaimed and the percentage that is reclaimed;

(g) The estimated cumulative water use from all sources, in gallons, as follows:

(1) The average daily water use by the facility;

(2) The estimated maximum daily water use by the facility; and

(3) The estimated annual water use by the facility;

(h) The type of permit or approval and the corresponding permit or identification number for each state and federal permit or approval held by the facility that pertains to water use, including but not limited to:

(1) Any federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits;

(2) Any Federal Energy Regulatory Commission permits issued pursuant to 18 CFR;

(3) Any public water supply approvals obtained pursuant to Env-Wq 402, Env-Dw 405, Env-Dw 302, Env-Dw 303, or Env-Dw 305 or predecessor rules in Env-Ws 370, Env-Ws 372, Env-Ws 378, Env-Ws 379, or Env-Ws 389;

(4) Any groundwater discharge permit or registration issued pursuant to Env-Wq 402 or predecessor rules in Env-Ws 1500;

(5) Any large groundwater withdrawal permits issued pursuant to Env-Wq 403 or predecessor rules in Env-Ws 387 or Env-Ws 388;

(6) Any industrial pre-treatment permits; and

(7) Any §401 water quality certificate or state or federal wetland permit stipulating water withdrawal amounts;

(i) For each source, the following information:

(1) Whether the source is groundwater, surface water, a public water supplier, or another source, and:

a. If the source is a surface water or public water supplier, the name of the source;

b. If the source is groundwater, whether the well is drilled or dug and, if drilled, whether into bedrock or into unconsolidated material; and

c. If the source is not surface water, groundwater, or a public water supplier, or is not a drilled or dug well, a description of the source;

(2) The location of the access point for the source, by street number and name and municipality;

(3) Whether the source is used for all water uses and, if not, the specific uses this source serves;

(4) How the amount of water withdrawn or transferred from the source is measured and the unit of measure;

(5) Whether there is a permit limit on the amount of water withdrawn or transferred from the source and, if so, what the limit is, with the unit of measure included; and

(6) A statement of the maximum amount of water the facility can physically withdraw or transfer from the source using the present infrastructure at the facility, with the unit of measure included, and a description of the facility's physical limitations;

(j) For each destination of water, the following information:

(1) The name and location by street and municipality of the destination;

(2) How the amount of water discharged or transferred is measured and the unit of measure;

(3) The destination of the water, such as:

a. Discharged to groundwater, surface water, a wastewater treatment facility, or a leach field;

b. Used consumptively to make a product or for snowmaking or irrigation;

c. Lost to evaporation, for example from heating or cooling or both;

d. Delivered to another location, with the location identified; or

e. Some other destination, with an explanation; and

(4) Whether the facility has a permit limit on the volume or rate of discharge or transfer and, if so, the average daily and maximum daily discharge limits;

(5) The maximum amount of water that can be physically discharged or transferred to each destination using the present infrastructure at the facility, and a description of the physical factor(s) that limits the amount of water for those activities;

(k) A water use location map as specified in Env-Wq 2102.09; and

(l) Other information as needed to clarify the timing, distribution, purpose(s), or type(s) of water use.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 2102.08

#9279, eff 9-24-08

Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 15, Filed April 13, 2017, Proposed by #12135, Effective 3/21/2017, Expires 3/21/2027.