Section Env-Wt 520.04 - Design and Construction Requirements In addition to the design and construction requirements specified in Env-Wt 300, the following requirements shall apply to forestry activity projects:
(a) Impacts to surface waters and wetlands from logging activities shall be planned, designed, constructed, and stabilized in accordance with the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension's "New Hampshire Best Management Practices for Erosion Control on Timber Harvesting Operations," dated 2016 (Forestry BMPs), available as noted in Appendix B;(b) All skid trails, truck roads, and log landings shall be: (1) Located to avoid and minimize impacts to jurisdictional areas to the maximum extent practicable in accordance with the Forestry BMPs, available as noted in Appendix B;(2) Located far enough away from surface waters and wetlands that waterborne soil particles will settle out before reaching the surface waters or wetlands;(3) Laid out and constructed using appropriate erosion control devices and water quality protection techniques as explained in the Forestry BMPs, available as noted in Appendix B, so that grade approaching surface waters or wetlands is broken and surface runoff is dispersed; and(4) Culverts, pole fords, or other crossings shall be properly sized and installed on skid trails and truck roads at all stream crossings in accordance with the Forestry BMPs, available as noted in Appendix B; and(c) Crossings shall be removed when logging is completed in the area serviced by the crossing, except that corduroy crossings at location where there is no defined stream channel may be left in place.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 520.04
Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 28, Filed July 11, 2019, Proposed by #12805, Effective 12/15/2019, Expires 12/15/2029 (See Revision Notes #1 and #2 at chapter heading for Env-Wt 500).Amended by Number 45, Filed November 9, 2023, Proposed by #13776, Effective 10/13/2023, Expires 10/13/2033.