Section Env-Wt 609.04 - Techniques for Tidal Shoreline Stabilization(a) Subject to (c), below, tidal shoreline stabilization shall be accomplished using living shoreline techniques unless the applicant demonstrates that a living shoreline is not practicable.(b) Living shoreline techniques shall include the following: (1) Soft vegetative bank stabilization, including regrading and replanting of slopes, in which all work occurs at or above the mean tide level;(2) Bioengineered bank stabilization that uses a combination of live vegetation, shells, woody material, or geotextile matting, which may include regrading and replanting of slopes with all work occurring at or above the mean tide level;(3) Soft vegetative shoreline stabilization that occurs below mean tide level, which may include fill and soft sill structures to restore the stabilizing and natural functions of salt marshes; and(4) Bioengineered shoreline stabilization that occurs below mean tide level, which may include fill and a combination of live vegetation, woody material, geotextile matting, and harder structural materials such as rocks to create a sill at toe of a marsh or bank stabilization project.(c) Living shoreline techniques shall be required if the project is to replace an existing stabilization structure that: (1) Has not functioned as required by Env-Wt 609.01; or (2) Is not an existing legal structure.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 609.04
Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 28, Filed July 11, 2019, Proposed by #12806, Effective 12/15/2019, Expires 12/15/2029.