Section Env-Wt 803.04 - Mitigation Project Monitoring(a) For each permittee-responsible restoration, enhancement, or creation mitigation project, the applicant shall prepare a proposed monitoring plan that is commensurate with the complexity of the mitigation project to be undertaken and that: (1) Establishes the performance standards for the mitigation project;(2) Describes the monitoring that will be conducted following construction of the mitigation project, by identifying how the monitoring will be accomplished, how many growing seasons the monitoring will span, and whether and how the monitoring will change as the project begins to achieve the established performance standards;(3) Provides the name, daytime telephone number, and email address, if any, of the certified wetland scientist or qualified professional, as applicable, who will be responsible for conducting the monitoring and assessing whether the mitigation project has met the specified performance standards;(4) Describes the measures that will be taken during construction and after completion of the project for which the permit is being sought to promote success of the mitigation project; and(5) Explains how the department will be informed of the condition of the mitigation project over time, which shall include not less than written annual reports.(b) Unless modified pursuant to Env-Wt 807.05, monitoring shall span: (1) No fewer than 5 growing seasons for any mitigation project that includes plantings; or(2) A length of time that is reasonable under the circumstances for any project that does not include planting, such as creating near-shore aquatic habitat by felling timber into the water.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 803.04
#8062, eff 3-13-04; ss by #8341, eff 4-25-05 (See Revision Note at chapter heading of Env-Wt 800); ss by #8762, INTERIM, eff 11-21-06, EXPIRED: 5-20-07
New. #8911, eff 6-20-07
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 01, Filed January 7, 2016, Proposed by #11000, Effective 2/1/2016, Expires 2/1/2026.Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 28, Filed July 11, 2019, Proposed by #12808, Effective 12/15/2019, Expires 12/15/2029.