N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wr 101.39

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024
Section Env-Wr 101.39 - Significant hazard structure

"Significant hazard structure" means a dam that has a significant hazard potential because it is in a location and of a size that failure or misoperation of the dam would result in any of the following:

(a) No probable loss of life;
(b) Major economic loss to structures or property;
(c) Structural damage to a Class I or II road which could render the road impassable or otherwise interrupt public safety services;
(d) Major environmental or public health losses, including:
(1) Damage to a public water system, as defined by RSA 485:1-a, XV, which will take longer than 48 hours to repair; or
(2) The release of liquid industrial, agricultural, or commercial wastes, septage, sewage, or contaminated sediments if the storage capacity is 2 acre-feet or more; or
(3) Damage to an environmentally-sensitive site that does not meet the definition of reversible environmental losses.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wr 101.39

#5080, eff 2-22-91; ss by #6462-A, eff 2-21-97; ss by #8288, INTERIM, eff 2-21-05, EXPIRES: 8-20-05; ss by #8412, eff 8-20-05; ss by #10508, eff 1-22-14