N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 525.03

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024
Section Env-Wt 525.03 - Application Requirements for Restoration/Enhancement Activities

The project-specific information required by Env-Wt 310.01(c)(1) or Env-Wt 311.03(b)(11), as applicable, shall be as follows:

(a) A description of the project goals explaining how the project will achieve restoration/ enhancement of desired functions and values in accordance with Env-Wt 805.02(d) and Env-Wt 300;
(b) For wetland restoration/enhancement projects, all the information or documents specified in Env-Wt 805.03 except for a list of activities that will or will not be allowed within the project area;
(c) For stream restoration/enhancement projects:
(1) Subject to (2), below, the information or documents specified in the applicable provisions of Env-Wt 806.04 except for activities that will or will not be allowed within the project area; or
(2) For projects that are limited to wood addition, the information specified in Env-Wt 806.04(b) and (d);
(d) For restoration/enhancement projects that include dam removal:
(1) The information and documents specified in the applicable provisions of Env-Wt 806.04 except for a list of activities that will or will not be allowed within the project area;
(2) Plans for the project stamped by a professional engineer; and
(3) A sediment report that includes:
a. An explanation of the known potential for current and historic sources of sediment contamination from upstream sources, including but not limited to wastewater discharges, hazardous waste sites, and existing and former manufacturing facilities and tanneries;
b. An estimate of the volume of sediment that will be removed or potentially become mobile as a result of the project;
c. If a dam is to be removed, the estimated volume of impounded sediment that could be transported downstream due to dam removal; and
d. A description of the physical characteristics of the impounded sediment, including grain size distribution and organic content;
(e) A restoration/enhancement monitoring plan that identifies:
(1) The metrics by which project success will be measured; and
(2) A schedule showing anticipated construction phases, timing of plantings, dates of submission of monitoring reports, and a final date of completion;
(f) A description of stakeholder engagement conducted to assist in determining any potential impacts to upstream and downstream property owners, if any;
(g) A description of any on-site features, conditions, or past work that might restrict excavation or access; and
(h) Identification of the source of any hydric soils and plantings to be used.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 525.03

Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 28, Filed July 11, 2019, Proposed by #12805, Effective 12/15/2019, Expires 12/15/2029.