Section Env-Wr 501.01 - Purpose and Applicability(a) The purpose of the rules in this chapter is to establish the requirements for an emergency action plan (EAP), whose purpose is to assist emergency responders in the event of a specific dam failure by:(1) Delineating the area which could be affected;(2) Providing notification procedures; and(3) Identifying the responsibilities of individuals or agencies in a response.(b) The owner shall prepare an EAP in accordance with these rules for:(1) Any high hazard dam; and(2) Any significant hazard dam, unless:a. The dam is classified as a significant hazard structure only because it impounds a public water supply and the owner has submitted to the department an emergency plan for a community water system pursuant to Env-Ws 360.15 or successor rule Env-Dw 503.21; orb. The dam is classified as a significant hazard structure only because it impounds liquid industrial, agricultural, or commercial waste, septage, sewage, or contaminated sediments and the owner maintains a list of emergency contact numbers as a condition of the dam's permit under RSA 485-A or RSA 485-C.(c) EAPs for dams subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shall be prepared in accordance with FERC requirements and filed with the department.(d) EAPs for the following U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) dams shall be prepared in accordance with USACE requirements and filed with the department:(3) Hopkinton-Everett Dams;(4) Edward MacDowell Dam;N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wr 501.01
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