Section Env-Ws 386.13 - Protection of the Purity of Albany Brook and Its Watershed(a) The purpose of this section is to protect the purity of the water of Albany Brook which is the principal drinking water supply for Bartlett Village Precinct.(b) This section shall apply within the Albany Brook watershed above the dam which is located at approximate latitude 44°03'37", longitude 71°17'36", in the towns of: (c) Any person violating this section shall, in accordance with RSA 485:26, be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person or guilty of a felony if any other person.(d) In accordance with the provisions of RSA 485:24, the health officers and the boards of health of the towns of Bartlett and Albany and their duly authorized agents, and the board of water commissioners of the Bartlett Village Precinct and its duly authorized agents, may act as agents of the department for the enforcement of this section in cooperation with the department.(e) Where any provision of this section is in conflict with local ordinances, the more stringent provision shall apply.(f) Any deviations from this section shall be by written consent of the department in accordance with Env-Ws 386.04. The provisions of this section shall not apply to employees of the board of water commissioners engaged in the performance of necessary duties for the protection and control of said brook.(g) In addition to any prohibitions adopted by local ordinance, the prohibitions that apply in the Albany Brook watershed described in (b), above, shall be as follows: (1) A person shall not build, continue or maintain a privy, pig-pen, stable, or other building or structures in which horses, cattle, swine or other animals or fowls are kept, within 75 feet of Albany Brook, meaning the high water mark, or within 75 feet of any stream tributary to said brook;(2) A person shall not allow sink water, urine, or water that has been used for washing or cleansing either materials, persons, or food, to run into said brook, or into any stream tributary thereto, or into any excavation or cesspool in the ground or on the surface of any ground within 75 feet of said brook, meaning high water mark, orwithin 75 feet of any stream tributary thereto;(3) A person shall not throw or deposit any dead animal, fish or parts thereof, or any food or any article perishable or decayable, or any dung either human or animal, kitchen waste, swill, or garbage into said brook, or leave or permit any such wastes to remain within 75 feet thereof meaning the high water mark, or into any brook, or into any stream tributary thereto, or within 75 feet of such stream or tributary;(4) A person shall not deposit or allow to fall any sawdust, shavings, apple pomace, or waste from mills or factories into said stream, or upon their banks so near as to be reachable by the high water level, or into any stream tributary thereto;(5) A person shall not bathe in said brook;(6) A person shall not fish in said brook;(7) A person shall not allow any of the structures or conditions described in (1), (2), (3), and (4) above, beyond the minimum limit of 75 feet, if the purity of the water thereby shall be deemed by the department in accordance with Env-Ws 386.03 to be endangered; and(8) A person shall not throw, deposit or allow to remain upon the ice of the waters of said brook or any stream tributary thereto, any matter, waste, or materials such as are described in (2), (3), and (4) above.(h) The Bartlett Village precinct shall post a summary of the prohibitions contained in (g) above at public access locations where persons might reasonably be expected to access Albany Brook or its tributaries. This posted summary may also contain any prohibitions enacted by local ordinance.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Ws 386.13
#6521, eff 6-4-97 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Ws 300); ss by #8360, INTERIM, eff 6-4-05, EXPIRED: 12-1-05; ss by #8500, eff 11-30-05