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NH Rev Stat § 482:78 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:78 - Replacement of Highways.

    482:78 Replacement of Highways. –||If it becomes necessary to change the elevation of or to relocate a highway in the primary or secondary state highway system because of the construction of a dam or the impounding of water by a dam under a small-watershed project, the cost of the change of elevation or the relocation of the highway to be paid by the sponsoring agency is the cost that would be in excess of the estimated normal replacement of that highway as estimated by the commissioner of transportation. The department of transportation shall pay the costs of the change in an amount equal to the estimated costs of the normal replacement of the highway; provided, however, that all expenditures from the highway fund required as provided in this section shall be approved by the general court as a special appropriation in the budget of the department of transportation.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:79 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:79 - Investigation of Levels of Inland Waters.

    482:79 Investigation of Levels of Inland Waters. –||The department may, upon its own motion or at the request of the attorney general or upon complaint of not less than 10 owners of property on any inland public water in the state, make a preliminary investigation of conditions affecting the use and enjoyment of any such public water whenever it shall be of the opinion that such investigation would be in the public interest. If, as a result of any such preliminary investigation, it shall appear to the department that the management and control of any outlet of any such public water and the connected instrumentalities are carried on or used in such manner that the value of shore property above or riparian rights below such outlet or the enjoyment of such water by the public is seriously and adversely affected, it may make further investigation with a view to ascertaining the respective rights of all interested parties, including the public. If, as a result of such further investigation after public hearing, the department shall be of the opinion that such management and control is lawful, but that changes in the manner of the exercise of the right of management and control would be of benefit to others without undue injury to the owner of the outlet, it shall direct such changes as in its opinion would be of benefit to the public and private interests concerned.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:79-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:79-a - Repealed by 2008, 272:6, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.

    482:79-a Repealed by 2008, 272:6, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. –|
NH Rev Stat § 482:80 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:80 - Report to Governor and Council.

    482:80 Report to Governor and Council. –||If, as a result of such further investigation, the department shall be of the opinion that such management and control of the outlet and the connected instrumentalities is lawful, and that changes in such management and control in the public interest would deprive the owner of the outlet or others of rights to which they are lawfully entitled and that such changes, notwithstanding such deprivation, would be for the public interest, it may estimate all damages which would be occasioned by such changes and all other connected costs and report its findings to the governor and council.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:81 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:81 - Procedure When Use Unlawful.

    482:81 Procedure When Use Unlawful. –||If, upon complaint of not less than 10 owners of property on any inland public water in the state, the department determines that a hearing is required, notice shall be provided to the owner of the outlet of such water. If personal service is impractical in the opinion of the department, notice may be by publication, and such other notice, by publication or otherwise, as the department may order. If after notice and a hearing, the department determines that the management and control of any such outlet or the connected instrumentalities is unlawful and contrary to the public interest, it shall report its findings to the attorney general. Upon receipt of such findings, the attorney general in the name of the state may institute appropriate proceedings in equity in the superior court, and the court shall make such orders as may be necessary to protect the rights of the parties.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:82 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:82 - Gifts or Grants to the State.

    482:82 Gifts or Grants to the State. –||When in the opinion of the department it is in the public interest for the state to accept gifts or grants of real estate, or any interest in real estate, contiguous to inland public waters, rivers or streams, the department shall recommend such acceptance to the governor and council who may, by resolution, accept the same in the name of the state.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:83 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:83 - Costs of Hearing.

    482:83 Costs of Hearing. –||The petitioners for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of RSA 482:79 shall make a deposit to the department of $100 with each such petition. This payment shall be for expenses of publication, mailing, and posting of notices by the department and for the expenses of hiring a hearing site if necessary for hearings held during normal business hours in Concord. For hearings held outside of Concord or after normal business hours or both, the payment shall also cover expenses of the hearing personnel including per diems for personnel of the department. If said expenses amount to more than $100, the department shall require the petitioners to pay the additional amount before it renders its decision.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:84 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:84 - Official Gauge for Lake Winnipesaukee.

    482:84 Official Gauge for Lake Winnipesaukee. –||The gauging station maintained by the United States Geological Survey at Endicott Park at the Weirs in Laconia, New Hampshire, located approximately 500 feet northwesterly from the northerly end of the channel connecting Lake Winnipesaukee and Paugus Bay is established as the official gauging station to measure the level of water in Lake Winnipesaukee. The total quantity of water drawn from Lake Winnipesaukee during the 7 days in any week between June 1 and October 15 of any year shall not exceed the equivalent of 250 cubic feet for each second of time during said week when the gauge reading (making due allowance for seiche and wind action) on said gauging station is at or below 502.4 feet above mean sea level as shown by said gauging station; provided, however, that upon the finding of an emergency by the department, the department may permit drafts of water in excess of said amount during said period for such time and in such amounts as the department may determine. Upon complaint of not less than 10 owners of property on Lake Winnipesaukee, a hearing may be held before the department and proceedings instituted as provided in RSA 482:81.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:85 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:85 - Stream Flow Gauging Stations.

    482:85 Stream Flow Gauging Stations. –||The department shall cooperate with the United States Geological Survey in the establishment and maintenance of stream flow gauging stations on streams in this state for the purpose of providing the people and industries of this state with information which will assist them in the determination of plans for flood prevention and the conservation of natural water resources of the state for water supply, recreation, sanitation, and power production.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:86 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:86 - Disqualification.

    482:86 Disqualification. –||No member of the department shall sit upon the hearing of any question which the department is to decide in a quasi-judicial capacity who would be disqualified for any cause, except knowledge of the facts involved gained in the performance of his official duties, to act as a juror upon the trial of the same matter in an action at law.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:87 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:87 - Administrative Powers.

    482:87 Administrative Powers. –||The department shall have the power to issue permits and to make orders under this chapter, conduct hearings, subpoena and examine under oath owners of dams, their books, records, documents, correspondence, and accounts, and to subpoena any other person it deems necessary to implement the purposes and intent of this chapter. The commissioner shall adopt under RSA 541-A and enforce such reasonable rules as are deemed necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1995, 217:10, eff. Aug. 11, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:88 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:88 - Operation of State Owned Dams by Cities and Towns.

    482:88 Operation of State Owned Dams by Cities and Towns. –||The department is authorized to require cities and towns that operate state-owned dams to do so in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and those of RSA 481 and pursuant to rules adopted by the commissioner under RSA 541-A, upon the request of the governing body of a city or town. The operation of a dam by a city or town shall be supervised by a municipal employee who shall be designated by the department to act as its agent, in accordance with a mutually acceptable operating agreement.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:62, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:90 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:90 - Conferences Authorized.

    482:90 Conferences Authorized. –||The department is authorized to confer and agree with legally constituted similar authorities of other states or agencies of the federal government.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:91 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:91 - Interstate Compacts.

    482:91 Interstate Compacts. –||I. Upon the recommendation of the department, the governor and council are authorized, in the name of and on behalf of the state, to enter into agreements or compacts with any one or more of the New England states or an adjoining country as the governor and council may deem to be in the best interests of this state. Such agreements and compacts shall be for the purposes of promoting health, welfare and public safety by conserving and regulating the waters in all rivers or streams whose drainage basins or any portion of a drainage basin lie within this state as to:||(a) Flow and diversion.||(b) Lessening flood damage.||(c) Removing or preventing sources of pollution.||(d) The rights of other states or adjoining country in the waters.||II. The governor and council may enter into compacts and agreements if the consent of the United States Congress, if required, has been or shall be given to the making of the agreements or compacts.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:92 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:92 - Interstate Commerce.

    482:92 Interstate Commerce. –||Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as applying to interstate or foreign commerce except as may be permitted by the federal constitution and laws enacted under it.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 482:93 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482 - Dams, Mills, and Flowage|Section 482:93 - Repealed by 2010, 368:1(33), eff. Dec. 31, 2010.

    482:93 Repealed by 2010, 368:1(33), eff. Dec. 31, 2010. –|
NH Rev Stat § 482-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482-A - Fill and Dredge in Wetlands|Section 482-A:1 - Finding of Public Purpose.

    482-A:1 Finding of Public Purpose. –||It is found to be for the public good and welfare of this state to protect and preserve its submerged lands under tidal and fresh waters and its wetlands, (both salt water and fresh-water), as herein defined, from despoliation and unregulated alteration, because such despoliation or unregulated alteration will adversely affect the value of such areas as sources of nutrients for finfish, crustacea, shellfish and wildlife of significant value, will damage or destroy habitats and reproduction areas for plants, fish and wildlife of importance, will eliminate, depreciate or obstruct the commerce, recreation and aesthetic enjoyment of the public, will be detrimental to adequate groundwater levels, will adversely affect stream channels and their ability to handle the runoff of waters, will disturb and reduce the natural ability of wetlands to absorb flood waters and silt, thus increasing general flood damage and the silting of open water channels, and will otherwise adversely affect the interests of the general public.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 482-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482-A - Fill and Dredge in Wetlands|Section 482-A:2 - Definitions.

    482-A:2 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of environmental services.||I-a. "Council" means the wetlands council established in RSA 21-O:5-a.||I-b. "Department" means the department of environmental services.||II. "Division" means the division of water resources, department of environmental services.||II-a. "Local governing body" means "local governing body" as defined in RSA 672:6.||III. "Local legislative body" means "local legislative body" as defined in RSA 672:8.||IV. "Mean high tide" shall be determined according to the published tables and standards of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, adjusted to the locality from such tables.||V. "Municipality" shall include cities, towns, and village districts.||VI. "Person" shall mean any natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, organization or legal entity of any kind including municipal corporations, governmental departments and agencies, or their subdivisions.||VII. "Sand dune" shall mean a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind and commonly found on the seacoast.||VIII. "Boat slip" means:||(a) On water bodies over 10,000 acres, means a volume of water 25 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 3 feet deep as measured at normal high water and located adjacent to a structure to which a watercraft may be secured.||(b) On water bodies of 10,000 acres or less, a volume of water 20 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 3 feet deep as measured at normal high water mark and located adjacent to a structure to which a watercraft may be secured.||IX. "Structure" means, notwithstanding any other provision of law, something installed, erected, or constructed, but shall not include a bench, landing with dimensions no larger than 10 feet wide by 10 feet long, or stairs with a width not exceeding 6 feet, provided that such benches, landings, or stairs are installed, erected, or constructed without regrading or recontouring of the shoreline and are not over water. Structures include, but are not limited to, the following: fence, dock, breakwater, post, pile, building, bridge, culvert, and wall.||X. "Wetlands" means an area that is inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal conditions does support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.||XI. "Wetland functions" means the practical measurable values of wetlands. The 12 primary wetland functions are ecological integrity, wetland-dependent wildlife habitat, fish and aquatic life habitat, scenic quality, educational potential, wetland-based recreation, flood storage, groundwater recharge, sediment trapping, nutrient trapping/retention/transformation, shoreline anchoring, and noteworthiness.|||Source. 1989, 225:2; 339:1. 1991, 20:1, 2. 1996, 296:12, 39. 2002, 272:14. 2004, 243:1. 2012, 235:4, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 482-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482-A - Fill and Dredge in Wetlands|Section 482-A:4 - Definition.

    482-A:4 Definition. –||Without limiting RSA 482-A:3, the waters and adjacent areas within this state to which this chapter applies are defined as follows:||I. Wherever the tide ebbs and flows, this chapter shall apply to all lands submerged or flowed by mean high tide as locally determined, any sand dune or vegetation thereon in the state of New Hampshire, and, in addition, to those areas within 100 feet of the highest observable tide line which border on tidal waters, such as, but not limited to, banks, upland areas, bogs, salt marsh, swamps, meadows, flats or other lowlands subject to tidal action.||II. Wherever fresh water flows or stands and in all areas above tidal waters not included in paragraph I of this section, it shall apply (in addition to great ponds or lakes of 10 acres or more in natural area as provided for in RSA 482-A:16-20 and RSA 482-A:21-25) to those portions of great ponds or lakes created by the raising of the water level of the same, whether by public or private structure, and to all surface waters of the state as defined in RSA 485-A:2 which contain fresh water, including the portion of any bank or shore which borders such surface waters, and to any swamp or bog subject to periodical flooding by fresh water including the surrounding shore.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1990, 83:3, eff. April 10, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 482-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482-A - Fill and Dredge in Wetlands|Section 482-A:5 - Repealed by 1996, 296:33, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.

    482-A:5 Repealed by 1996, 296:33, eff. Aug. 9, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 482-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482-A - Fill and Dredge in Wetlands|Section 482-A:6 - Powers of Department.

    482-A:6 Powers of Department. –||I. The department may deny the petition or may require the installation of bulkheads, barriers, proper retention or containment structures, or both, to prevent subsequent fill runoff back into waters or other protective measures.||II. To perform its duties under this chapter, it shall be lawful for the department, its agents or employees to enter upon any lands in the state.||III. Whenever it is found that a wetlands is at immediate risk from dredging, filling, or other activity in violation of this chapter, the department may issue an emergency order in writing requiring the immediate cessation of such activity. Any person to whom such an order is directed shall comply immediately, but may appeal as provided in RSA 482-A:10.||IV. The department may issue an order to any person in violation of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter or any condition in a permit issued under this chapter to comply with this chapter, the rule or the permit, and require such remedial measures as may be necessary. Any person to whom such an order is directed may appeal as provided in RSA 482-A:10.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 296:43. 2012, 246:7, eff. June 18, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 482-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482-A - Fill and Dredge in Wetlands|Section 482-A:7 - Gifts, Grants or Donations.

    482-A:7 Gifts, Grants or Donations. –||The department is authorized to solicit and receive any gifts, grants or donations made for the efforts of the department under the provisions of this chapter and to disburse and administer the same through the department.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 296:44, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 482-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482-A - Fill and Dredge in Wetlands|Section 482-A:8 - Public Comment and Hearing.

    482-A:8 Public Comment and Hearing. –||The department shall provide a reasonable opportunity for public comment on proposals under RSA 482-A:3 and shall hold a public hearing for projects with significant impact on the resources protected by this chapter or of substantial public interest. The department shall notify by mail, the applicant and the property owner if different, the local governing body of the municipality involved, the planning board, if any, and the municipal conservation commission, if any, of the hearing. The department shall maintain a chronological file of all applications received under RSA 482-A:3, which shall be available for public review during normal business hours. The hearing requirement in this section may not apply to such minor projects and to such minor improvements of the shoreline of those waters subject to the jurisdiction of this chapter as the department may by reasonable rule provide.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1991, 20:4. 1996, 296:44, eff. Aug. 9, 1996. 2013, 43:1, eff. Aug. 3, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 482-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 482-A - Fill and Dredge in Wetlands|Section 482-A:9 - Notice to Abutters.

    482-A:9 Notice to Abutters. –||Like notice shall be mailed to all known abutting landowners, supplemented by reasonable notice by newspaper publications to those unknown, as may be ordered by the department.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 296:44, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.|