Section Env-Ws 387.03 - Minor Withdrawal Designation(a) The applicant shall submit a request for minor withdrawal designation in accordance with Env-Ws 387.09.(b) The department shall conduct a hydrologic evaluation in accordance with Env-Ws 387.11 to determine whether the large withdrawal will be designated a minor withdrawal.(c) The department shall designate a large withdrawal as a minor withdrawal when:(1) The maximum 24-hour withdrawal is at least 57,600 gallons;(2) The maximum average-day withdrawal in a 30 day period is less than 144,000 gallons per day;(3) Available information indicates that the withdrawal does not result in adverse impacts, as defined in Env-Ws 388, to water resources and other water users identified in Env-Ws 387.07; and(4) The withdrawal is not in a high use area as determined by the department.(d) If the department determines that the withdrawal is designated as a minor withdrawal, then the applicant shall verify the designation by conducting withdrawal testing as specified in Env-Ws 387.13 before a minor withdrawal permit is issued pursuant to Env-Ws 387.15.(e) To retain a minor withdrawal designation, the permittee shall comply with the conditions of the permit issued pursuant to Env-Ws 387.15.(f) If minor withdrawal designation is denied, the withdrawal shall be designated a major withdrawal and be subject to Env-Ws 388.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Ws 387.03
#7490, eff 5-12-01; ss by #9459, INTERIM, eff 5-12-09, EXPIRED: 11-9-09