Section Env-Wr 102.01 - Summary of Duties Pursuant to its statutory authority under RSA 482, the department performs the following duties:
(a) Enters interstate compacts for conserving and regulating flow, lessening flood damages and removing or preventing sources of pollution, pursuant to RSA 482:91;(b) Monitors flow by establishing and maintaining a network of stream flow gauging stations with cooperation from the United States Geological Survey, pursuant to RSA 482:85;(c) Constructs, maintains and operates small watershed projects with cooperation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), pursuant to RSA 482:77;(d) When duly-authorized by the legislature, accepts, repairs, maintains, and operates certain dams, pursuant to RSA 482:48;(e) Makes determinations whether it will be in the public interest to grant the right to erect a dam, pursuant to RSA 482:9, V(a) and RSA 482:31;(f) Maintains a current list of existing dams, including their size, location, classification and owner, pursuant to RSA 482:8;(g) Regulates the construction and reconstruction of dams, pursuant to RSA 482:7-11;(h) Makes determinations of whether dams are in disrepair and conducts follow-up proceedings, pursuant to RSA 482:11-a, RSA 482:61, and, if necessary, RSA 482:89;(i) Periodically inspects dams, pursuant to RSA 482:12;(j) Makes determinations of public use and benefit, pursuant to RSA 482:9, V(a), RSA 482:17 and RSA 482:31;(k) Grants owners of mill dams certain rights when in the public interest, pursuant to RSA 482:31;(l) Makes channel improvements in the public interest, pursuant to RSA 482:1;(m) Makes orders, conducts hearings, subpoenas and examines under oath persons and their books, records, documents, correspondence, and accounts, as necessary to carry out its obligations, pursuant to RSA 482:87;(n) Adopts and enforces rules, pursuant to RSA 482:87 and enforces the statute and rules pursuant to RSA 482:89;(o) Investigates the levels of inland public waters, pursuant to RSA 482:79; and(p) Monitors the ground water resources with the cooperation of the United States Geological Survey, pursuant to RSA 482:3, II.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wr 102.01
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