"Substantial public interest" means the department has been contacted by individuals and town or county official(s) in the municipality, government instrumentality, or region where a project is proposed, who have voiced concerns that the project would impact jurisdictional areas having documented flood storage, hydrologic integrity, or habitat from a local, regional, or state perspective and raising issues such as those identified as adverse consequences in RSA 482-A:1.
N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Wt 104.32