N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 526.01

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Section Env-Wt 526.01 - Applicability; Definitions

(a) This part shall apply to the construction, reconstruction, modification, repair, or replacement of a dam.

(b) This part shall not apply to activities that are part of the normal operations of a dam, such as opening and closing low level outlets.

(c) For purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "C/M/R project" means a project to construct, reconstruct, modify, repair, or replace a dam, or any combination thereof;

(2) "Dam" means:

a. "Dam" as defined in RSA 482:2, II, as reprinted in Appendix C; or

b. Any human-made barrier constructed in or on the banks or beds of surface waters or wetlands to hold back water and raise its level; and

(3) "Modification" means a change to the structural components of a dam that is not a significant expansion; and

(4) "Significant expansion" means expansion of the footprint of an existing dam into jurisdictional areas greater than 2 feet in width or depth.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 526.01

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