Section Env-Wt 523.04 - Classification of Dredging Projects(a) Where not already exempt under RSA 482-A:3, IV, maintenance dredging associated with existing infrastructure, a previously constructed maintenance dredge project, or an active man-made pond, shall be a minimum impact project provided the proposed dredging of public waters does not exceed 20 CY and impacts less than 10,000 SF of wetland.(b) A dredging project shall be a minor impact project if it otherwise meets the minimum impact criteria but:(1) The area to be dredged will exceed the previously-permitted dredge area;(2) The wetland-impacted dredge area is less than 10,000 SF in area;(3) There are aquatic resource impacts based on time-of-year restrictions that require NHF&G authorization; or(4) For public waters, the proposed dredging will be 20 CY or greater but no more than 30 CY.(c) A dredging project shall be a major impact project if it: (1) Is a new or unmaintained dredging project;(2) Will have 10,000 SF or greater of wetlands impacts;(3) Will dredge more than 30 CY in public waters; or(4) Will be located in a PRA, except as provided in Env-Wt 407.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 523.04
Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 28, Filed July 11, 2019, Proposed by #12805, Effective 12/15/2019, Expires 12/15/2029.Amended by Volume XL Number 46, Filed November 12, 2020, Proposed by #13124, Effective 10/23/2020, Expires 10/23/2030.