N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 603.03

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024
Section Env-Wt 603.03 - Data Screening
(a) In order to determine the appropriate impact classification of a project and the type of approval required, if any, the person responsible for a proposed project in a coastal area shall:
(1) Conduct the data screening required by Env-Wt 306.05;
(2) Identify documented shellfish sites, existing salt marsh, salt marsh migration pathways, the 100-year floodplain, and eel grass beds that might be impacted by the proposed project using the WPPT or any other database or source that provides the requisite information;
(3) Conduct a data screening as described in (b), below, to identify documented essential fish habitat, and tides and currents that may be impacted by the proposed project;
(4) Verify or correct the information collected from the data screenings by conducting an on-site assessment of the subject property in accordance with Env-Wt 406 and Env-Wt 603.04; and
(5) Determine appropriate projected sea-level rise and location relative to available 100-year floodplain maps to inform the vulnerability assessment in Env-Wt 603.05.
(b) The data screening required by (a)(3), above, shall be done using the links provided in Table 603-1, below:

Table 603-1: Data Screening Links for Projects/Activities in Coastal Areas

Resource

Link

NOAA Tides & Currents

https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/

NOAA Essential Fish Habitat Mapper

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/essential-fish-habitat-mapper

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 603.03

Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 28, Filed July 11, 2019, Proposed by #12806, Effective 12/15/2019, Expires 12/15/2029.