N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Wt 702.02

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section Env-Wt 702.02 - Selection of Primary Wetlands Functions for Evaluation

The primary wetlands functions used in the evaluation of the identified wetlands shall include wetland-dependent wildlife habitat and 3 or more of the following, as listed in RSA 482-A:2, XI:

(a) Ecological integrity;

(b) Fish and aquatic life habitat;

(c) Scenic quality;

(d) Educational potential;

(e) Wetland-based recreation;

(f) Flood storage;

(g) Groundwater recharge;

(h) Sediment trapping;

(i) Nutrient trapping, retention, and transformation;

(j) Shoreline anchoring; and

(k) Noteworthiness.

N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Wt 702.02

#1825, eff 10-5-81; ss by #2512, eff 10-19-83; ss by #2924, eff 12-11-84, EXPIRED: 12-11-90

New.#5028, eff 12-20-90; ss by #5486, eff 10-14-92; amd by #6404, INTERIM, eff 12-21-96, EXPIRED: 4-20-97

New.#6498-B, eff 4-23-97, EXPIRED: 4-23-05

New.#8341, eff 4-25-05 (See Revision Note at chapter heading of Env-Wt 700)

Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 28, Filed July 11, 2019, Proposed by #12807, Effective 12/15/2019, Expires 12/15/2029.