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NH Rev Stat § 485-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:7 - State Guarantee.

    485-A:7 State Guarantee. –||In view of the general public benefits resulting from the elimination of pollution from the public waters of the state, the governor and council are authorized in the name of the state of New Hampshire to guarantee unconditionally, but at no time in excess of the total aggregate sum for the entire state of $50,000,000, the payment of all or any portion, as they may find to be in the public interest, of the principal of and interest on any bonds or notes issued by any municipality, town, city, county or district for construction of sewerage systems, sewage treatment and disposal plants, or other facilities necessary, required or desirable for pollution control, and the full faith and credit of the state are pledged for any such guarantee. The outstanding amount of principal and interest on such bonds and notes, the payment of which has been guaranteed by the state under the provisions of this section, shall at no time exceed the amount of $50,000,000. The state's guarantee shall be endorsed on such bonds or notes by the state treasurer; and all notes or bonds issued with state guarantee shall be sold at public sealed bidding to the highest bidder. Any and all such bids may be rejected and a sale may be negotiated with the highest bidder. In the event of default in payment of any such notes or bonds, the state may recover any losses suffered by it by action against the municipality, town, city, county or district as provided in RSA 530. Provided, further, that in accordance with RSA 35-A:29, the foregoing requirement for public sealed bidding shall not be applicable to any bonds or notes or both so guaranteed which are sold to the New Hampshire municipal bond bank, and any bonds or notes or both so guaranteed may be sold to the New Hampshire municipal bond bank at private sale in accordance with the provisions of RSA 35-A.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1991, 179:2. 1999, 234:1. 2008, 49:1, eff. July 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:7-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:7-a - Application; Special Fund.

    485-A:7-a Application;  Special Fund. –||I. Any operator of a wastewater treatment plant seeking certification or to increase his level of certification shall file an application with the certification committee at least 6 weeks prior to the next examination date on a form provided by the department.||II. All applications shall be accompanied by a $50 fee to cover department expenses for conducting the certification program. All fees shall be deposited with the state treasurer and deposited in a special nonlapsing wastewater plant operator certification fund to be used by the department for the administration of this subdivision and for the operation of the department-owned Wastewater Plant Operator Training Center.||III. Any applicant failing the examination shall be allowed one retest at the same certification level at no additional cost to the applicant.|||Source. 1990, 197:6. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:7-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:7-b - Examinations.

    485-A:7-b Examinations. –||The department shall prepare written examinations to determine the knowledge, ability, and judgment of operators. Such examinations shall be administered in accordance with rules adopted by the department pursuant to RSA 485-A:6.|||Source. 1990, 197:6. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:7-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:7-c - Issuance of Certificates.

    485-A:7-c Issuance of Certificates. –||I. Upon satisfactory completion by an applicant of the established requirements, the department shall issue to the applicant a suitable certificate designating the applicant's competency. The certificate shall indicate the level of operation for which the operator is qualified. The certificate shall remain in effect for 2 years from the date of issuance.||II. Certificates shall be renewed biennially and shall be accompanied by a $50 renewal fee, which shall be deposited pursuant to RSA 485-A:7-a, II. If the renewal fee is not submitted within 90 days of the certificate's expiration date, the certified individual's name shall be removed from the current status and the certificate shall be deemed expired. The department shall charge a late fee of 50 percent of the renewal fee in addition to the renewal fee if the renewal is late.||III. Certificates may be issued, upon payment of the $50 fee, without examination, for a comparable classification to any person actively seeking employment in New Hampshire who holds a certificate issued by the appropriate certification agency of any federal, state, interstate, territorial, or other jurisdiction if, in the judgment of the committee, the certification requirements of the jurisdiction granting such certification do not conflict with the department's rules and are not less stringent than rules adopted under this subdivision. The fee shall be deposited pursuant to RSA 485-A:7-a, II.|||Source. 1990, 197:6. 1996, 228:106. 1997, 261:7, eff. July 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:7-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:7-d - Revocation.

    485-A:7-d Revocation. –||The department may suspend or revoke the certificate of an operator under rules adopted pursuant to RSA 485-A:6.|||Source. 1990, 197:6. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:9 - Classification Procedure.

    485-A:9 Classification Procedure. –||The department shall follow the procedures provided in this section and recommend to the legislature a classification for all streams, lakes, ponds, and tidal waters or section of such water.||I. A notice setting forth the contemplated classification of any stream, lake, pond, tidal water or section of such water, shall be published for 3 successive weeks in a newspaper circulated within the county or counties in which the surface water in question is situated. The last notice shall be published at least 7 days before the hearing date. The notice shall stipulate the time and place where a public hearing on the contemplated classification shall be held.||II. A public hearing shall be conducted by the department, at which hearing all interested parties shall be heard relative to their views on classification of the area or areas in question.||III. Following the hearings the department shall review the pertinent evidence and data presented.||IV. After such hearing and review of evidence the department shall determine which classification is for the best interest of the public giving consideration to the health, industrial, economic, geographical and social factors involved.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:10 - Reclassification Procedure.

    485-A:10 Reclassification Procedure. –||After adoption of a classification for any surface water or section of such water by the legislature, the department may, by its own motion, or upon the petition of not less than 100 persons, legal inhabitants of the county or counties in which the surface water in question is situated, reinvestigate the conditions of pollution in said surface water or section of such water by following the procedure above outlined, and may at any time make recommendation to the legislature for reclassification.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:11 - Public Waters Classified.

    485-A:11 Public Waters Classified. –||All lakes and ponds defined as public waters of the state by RSA 271:20 shall be classified by the passage of this section as not less than Class B, as set forth in RSA 485-A:8 relating to standards for classification of surface waters of the state.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1999, 232:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:13-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:13-a - Groundwater Permit Fee.

    485-A:13-a Groundwater Permit Fee. –||Any person, except for state, and local governments, including counties, and political subdivisions, issued a groundwater permit under RSA 485-A:13, I(a) shall pay to the department a fee of $1,000 for the 5-year permit. Said fee shall be for processing such permits, including any necessary inspections and monitoring performed by the department in enforcing the terms and conditions of such permits. The fees shall be deposited with the state treasurer as unrestricted revenue.|||Source. 1990, 3:89. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:15 - Penalties.

    485-A:15 Penalties. –||I. It shall be unlawful for any person to put or place, or cause to be put or placed into a surface water of the state or on the ice over such waters, or on the banks of such waters, any solid waste as defined in RSA 149-M or hazardous waste as defined in RSA 147-A, including but not limited to bottles, glass, crockery, cans, scrap metal, junk, paper, garbage, tires, old automobiles or parts thereof, trees or parts thereof, or similar litter.||II. For any violation of this section any authorized member or agent of the department of environmental services shall order the immediate removal of material involved in the violation, by the person responsible for the material in question.||III. If the person or persons responsible for a violation of paragraph I refuse or fail to obey the order of any authorized member or agent of the department of environmental services, the department of environmental services or authorized member or agency may contract for the removal of the material in question and the cost of the removal shall be recoverable by the state in an action of debt brought by the attorney general in the name of the state.||IV. Any person who recklessly violates paragraph I shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.||V. Any person who purposely or knowingly violates paragraph I shall be guilty of a class B felony.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:108. 2009, 190:2, 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:16 - Emergency.

    485-A:16 Emergency. –||If the department finds that an emergency has arisen from failure of or casualty to facilities for the control of pollution, the department may, if it finds that the best interests of the public will not unduly suffer, authorize any person for a reasonable time to discharge sewage or other wastes into surface waters or groundwaters, although such discharge would have the effect of lowering the quality of such waters below the adopted classification.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:18 - Investigation and Inspection; Records.

    485-A:18 Investigation and Inspection;  Records. –||I. Any authorized member or agent of the department may enter any land or establishment for the purpose of collecting information that may be necessary to the purposes of this chapter and no owner of such establishment shall refuse to admit any such member or employee.||II. The department, its employees and authorized agents shall at reasonable times have access to any records and monitoring equipment and shall have the authority to sample effluents of any person subject to RSA 485-A:13, I(a) and RSA 485-A:5. Upon written request of the department, such person shall provide to the department such information pertaining to any activities of such person to which this chapter applies as the department may reasonably require. Any information obtained pursuant to this section or under this chapter shall be available to the public at the offices of the department, subject to paragraph III.||III. Any other provisions of law notwithstanding, upon a showing satisfactory to the department by any person that any record, report, or information or any particular part thereof, to which the department has access, if made public would divulge methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets of such person, the department shall consider such record, report, information or particular part thereof confidential, and it shall thereafter not be disclosed to the public. All financial information shall be considered confidential for purposes of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall preclude the department from transmitting any such confidential information to any agency of the United States having jurisdiction over water pollution, provided that such agency is authorized by law to maintain the confidentiality of such information and agrees to maintain the confidentiality of any such information. In no case, however, shall effluent data, standards or limitations, names or addresses of permit applicants or permittees, nor permit applications or permits be considered confidential information.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:19 - Review of Orders.

    485-A:19 Review of Orders. –||The procedure for rehearings and appeal shall be that prescribed by RSA 21-O:14.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:20 - Summons; Oath.

    485-A:20 Summons;  Oath. –||The department shall have power to subpoena witnesses and administer oaths in any proceeding or examination instituted before or conducted by it, and to compel the production of any account books, contracts, records, documents, memoranda and papers of any kind necessary to the purposes of this chapter.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:21 - Witnesses; Perjury.

    485-A:21 Witnesses;  Perjury. –||Witnesses summoned before the department shall be paid the same fee as witnesses summoned to appear before the superior court, and such summons issued by any justice of the peace shall have the same effects as though issued for appearance in court. No person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution or punishment for any perjury committed by him in his testimony.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:22-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:22-a - Cease and Desist Orders; Penalty.

    485-A:22-a Cease and Desist Orders;  Penalty. –||The director of the division of forests and lands, department of natural and cultural resources, or his or her authorized agents, may:||I. Issue a written cease and desist order against any timber operation in violation of this chapter. Any such violation may be enjoined by the superior court, upon application of the attorney general. A person failing to comply with the cease and desist order shall be guilty of a violation.||II. Prosecute any violation of this chapter as a violation. This provision shall not limit the state's enforcement authority under this chapter.|||Source. 1989, 214:19. 1990, 29:4. 2005, 32:2, eff. July 9, 2005. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:23 - Repealed by 2019, 346:136, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.

    485-A:23 Repealed by 2019, 346:136, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:24 - Repealed by 2019, 346:136, III, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.

    485-A:24 Repealed by 2019, 346:136, III, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:24-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:24-a - Repealed by 2019, 346:136, IV, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.

    485-A:24-a Repealed by 2019, 346:136, IV, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:25 - Repealed by 2019, 346:136, V, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.

    485-A:25 Repealed by 2019, 346:136, V, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:25-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:25-a - Repealed by 2019, 346:136, VI, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.

    485-A:25-a Repealed by 2019, 346:136, VI, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:25-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:25-b - Repealed by 2019, 346:136, VII, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.

    485-A:25-b Repealed by 2019, 346:136, VII, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:25-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:25-c - Repealed by 2019, 346:136, VIII, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.

    485-A:25-c Repealed by 2019, 346:136, VIII, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:25-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:25-d - Repealed by 2019, 346:136, IX, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.

    485-A:25-d Repealed by 2019, 346:136, IX, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:25-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:25-e - Repealed by 2019, 346:136, X, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.

    485-A:25-e Repealed by 2019, 346:136, X, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:25-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:25-f - Repealed by 2019, 346:136, XI, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.

    485-A:25-f Repealed by 2019, 346:136, XI, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:25-g (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:25-g - Repealed by 2019, 346:136, XII, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.

    485-A:25-g Repealed by 2019, 346:136, XII, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 485-A:26-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485-A - Water Pollution and Waste Disposal|Section 485-A:26-a - Public Bathing Facility Compliance Self-Certification.

    485-A:26-a Public Bathing Facility Compliance Self-Certification. –||I. The owner of a public bathing facility that is open for 9 months or more in a calendar year shall on an annual basis submit to the department, a self-certification declaration stating that each pool at the facility is in compliance with all applicable public bathing facility requirements.||II. The owner of a public bathing facility that is open fewer than 9 months in a calendar year shall on an annual basis submit to the department, prior to opening a self-certification declaration stating that each pool at the facility is in compliance with all applicable public bathing facility requirements.||III. The self-certifications required by paragraphs I and II shall be on a form provided by the department. If all of the requirements for the form are adopted in narrative rules, the form shall not be subject to RSA 541-A.||IV. (a) The owner of a public bathing facility shall pay a non-refundable fee of $250 per pool up to a maximum of $1,500 per public bathing facility with each self-certification, to cover department expenses for conducting the self-certification program and hiring of program staff.||(b) If the self-certification fee is not paid within 30 days of the due date, a late fee shall accrue at the rate of $50 per 3-month period or portion thereof that the fee is not paid. The commissioner may waive all or any portion of the late payment fee for good cause.||(c) Political subdivisions of the state shall be exempt from the fee for submitting a self-certification declaration, but not from the requirement to submit the self-certification.||V. (a) Effective January 1, 2021, the owner of a public bathing facility that is open for 9 months or more in a calendar year and that existed as of January 1, 2019 shall file the initial self-certification within 60 days of January 1, 2021.||(b) The owner of a public bathing facility that is open fewer than 9 months in a calendar year and that existed as of January 1, 2019 shall file the initial self-certification prior to initiating operations in 2021.|||Source. 2019, 346:126, eff. July 1, 2019.|