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NH Rev Stat § 483-D:2, 483-D:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 483-D - Winnipesaukee River Watershed|Section 483-D:2, 483-D:3 - Repealed by 2010, 368:1(34), eff. Dec. 31, 2010.

    483-D:2, 483-D:3 Repealed by 2010, 368:1(34), eff. Dec. 31, 2010. –|
NH Rev Stat § 483-D:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 483-D - Winnipesaukee River Watershed|Section 483-D:4 - Reports.

    483-D:4 Reports. –||The department of environmental services shall prepare an annual report to be presented no later than January 1 of each year to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the governor and council, the state library, and the selectmen of all towns in the Winnipesaukee River watershed district. The report shall include a summary of the relevant activities and findings conducted in the most recent year. The report shall also include a summary of the development and/or implementation of the model to date, and any recommendations for legislation.|||Source. 1998, 384:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:2 - Procedure for Notification and Recordation of Compact.

    484:2 Procedure for Notification and Recordation of Compact. –||The said agreement or compact when ratified by the legislatures of each of said states and approved by the Congress of the United States, shall thereupon become operative and effective. The governor is authorized and directed forthwith to notify the governors, respectively, of the said states and the President of the United States, that the state of New Hampshire on its part has approved and ratified said compact or agreement. Upon its execution in quintuplicate by the commissioners or representatives of each of said states as previously stated, a duly executed original of the compact shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state of the state of New Hampshire, together with the original notice of ratification received from the governors of the remaining signatory states, and such notice, if any, as may be received from the President or the Congress of the United States, signifying the approval of such Congress to the compact.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:3 - Appointment of Commission.

    484:3 Appointment of Commission. –||Within 30 days after such agreement or compact shall have become effective as provided in RSA 484:2, the governor shall, with advice and consent of the council, appoint 3 members of the Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission, one of whom shall serve until May 1, 1952, and one of whom shall serve until May 1, 1953, and one of whom shall serve until May 1, 1954. In the month of April, 1952, and each year thereafter, the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the council, shall appoint one member of the said commission, whose term of office shall be 3 years from and after May 1 of the year in which he is appointed.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:4 - Vacancies.

    484:4 Vacancies. –||If a vacancy occurs in the commission, the governor shall, with the advice and consent of the council, appoint a member to serve only for the unexpired term. Any member of the commission shall be eligible for reappointment.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:5 - Compensation.

    484:5 Compensation. –||Each commissioner designated or appointed by the governor and council, who, while such commissioner holds no salaried state office, shall be paid by the state as compensation the sum of $30 for each day's service performed in connection with his duties as such commissioner but not to exceed $600 in any fiscal year. Such compensation shall be paid by the state treasurer, upon warrant of the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, upon bills approved by the chairman or vice chairman and treasurer of the commission. All commissioners shall be entitled to their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as such.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:6 - Designation of Alternate.

    484:6 Designation of Alternate. –||Each commissioner designated or appointed under this compact may appoint an alternate member to serve in his place at meetings of the commission that he is unable to attend; provided, however, that whenever a member is a state employee, his alternate shall also be a state employee. All such appointments shall be made in writing, with written notification to the commission identifying the alternate member. Alternate members shall receive no compensation. Each commissioner may not appoint more than one alternate, and at no meeting shall one alternate represent more than one commissioner.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:8 - Procedure for Notification and Recordation of Compact.

    484:8 Procedure for Notification and Recordation of Compact. –||The said agreement or compact, when ratified by the legislature of each of said states and approved by the Congress of the United States, shall thereupon become operative and effective. The governor is authorized and directed forthwith to notify the governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the President of the United States that the state of New Hampshire on its part has approved and ratified said compact or agreement. Upon its execution in triplicate by the commissioners or representatives of each of said states as aforesaid, a duly executed original of the compact shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state of New Hampshire, together with the original notice of ratification received from the governor of Massachusetts, and such notice, if any, as may be received from the President or the Congress of the United States, signifying the approval of such Congress to the compact.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:9 - Appointment of Commission.

    484:9 Appointment of Commission. –||Within 30 days after the aforesaid agreement or compact shall have become effective as provided in RSA 484:8, the governor shall, with the advice and consent of the council, appoint 3 members of the Merrimack River Valley Flood Control Commission, one of whom shall serve until March 1, 1958, one of whom shall serve until March 1, 1959 and one of whom shall serve until March 1, 1960. In the month of February 1958, and each year thereafter, the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the council, shall appoint one member of the said commission, whose term of office shall be 3 years from and after March 1 of the year in which he is appointed.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:10 - Vacancies.

    484:10 Vacancies. –||If a vacancy occurs in the commission, the governor shall, with the advice and consent of the council, appoint a member to serve only for the unexpired term. Any member of the commission shall be eligible for reappointment.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:11 - Compensation.

    484:11 Compensation. –||Each commissioner designated or appointed by the governor and council, if he holds no salaried state office, shall be paid by the state as compensation the sum of $30 for each day's service performed in connection with his duties as such commissioner but not to exceed $600 in any fiscal year. Such compensation shall be paid by the state treasurer, upon warrant of the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, upon bills approved by the chairman or vice chairman and treasurer of the commission. All commissioners shall be entitled to their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as such.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:12 - Designation of Alternate.

    484:12 Designation of Alternate. –||Each commissioner designated or appointed under this compact may appoint an alternate member to serve in his place at meetings of the commission that he is unable to attend; provided, however, that whenever a member is a state employee, his alternate shall also be a state employee. All such appointments shall be made in writing, with written notification to the commission identifying the alternate member. Alternate members shall receive no compensation. Each commissioner may not appoint more than one alternate, and at no meeting shall one alternate represent more than one commissioner.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:14 - Procedure.

    484:14 Procedure. –||When the governor shall have executed said compact on behalf of this state and shall have caused a verified copy to be filed with the secretary of state and when said compact shall have been ratified by 2 or more of the states named in RSA 484:13, then said compact shall become operative and effective as between this state and such other states. The governor is authorized and directed to take such action as may be necessary to complete the exchange of official documents as between this state and any other states ratifying said compact and to take such steps as may be necessary to secure the designation by the Congress of the United States of its representation on the commission.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:15 - Commissioner.

    484:15 Commissioner. –||After the aforesaid compact shall become effective and operative as previously provided, the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall designate or appoint a person to serve as a member of the Northeastern Resources Commission. Said commissioner shall serve for a term of 4 years. Any vacancy in said office shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:16 - Compensation.

    484:16 Compensation. –||The commissioner shall not be entitled to salary as such commissioner, but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of his duties as such commissioner.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:18 - Procedure.

    484:18 Procedure. –||Whenever the department shall have entered into the compact substantially in the form set forth in RSA 484:17 with the duly authorized agency of any of the states specified in said section, it shall file a certified copy of such compact in the office of the secretary of state and shall notify the governor of its action. Such compact shall thereupon become effective and operative as between this state and such other state or states, subject to the consent of the Congress of the United States, which the governor shall take such steps as may be necessary to obtain. The governor is authorized and requested, upon receiving notice of the filing of the required copy of the compact in the office of the secretary of state, to notify, forthwith the governors of the specified states and the President of the United States that the state on its part has ratified and executed said compact. The original notice of ratification received from the governor or other duly authorized official of any state joining in said compact shall be filed with the official copy of said compact in the office of the secretary of state, and such notice, if any as may be received from the President or the Congress of the United States, signifying the consent of the Congress to said compact, shall be filed in the same manner.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:19 - Commissioners.

    484:19 Commissioners. –||The governor, with the consent of the council, shall appoint 5 commissioners to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission. These commissioners shall include the commissioner of environmental services or his designee and 4 other persons to be nominated by the commissioner of environmental services. All commissioners, except the commissioner of environmental services, shall serve 4-year terms. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1995, 310:182. 2000, 44:2, eff. June 6, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:20 - Compensation.

    484:20 Compensation. –||Each commissioner designated or appointed by the governor who, while such commissioner, holds no salaried state office shall be paid by the state as compensation the sum of $30 for each day's service performed in connection with his duties as such commissioner, but not to exceed $600 in any fiscal year. All commissioners shall be entitled to their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as such.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:21 - Reports.

    484:21 Reports. –||The commissioners on the part of the state shall obtain accurate accounts of all the commission's receipts and disbursements and shall report to the governor and the commissioner of administrative services annually on or before September 15, setting forth in such detail as the commissioner of administrative services may require the transactions of the commission for the fiscal year ending on the preceding June 30. They shall include in such report recommendations for any legislative action that the commission deems advisable, including such amendments or additions to the laws of the state as may be necessary or desirable to implement the intent and purposes of the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact among the states joining in the compact.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:22 - Control Commission.

    484:22 Control Commission. –||The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, established by RSA 484:17, and called the commission in this subdivision, may develop standards for the training, educational and experience requirements for operating personnel necessary to the proper operation of sewage and other waste treatment plants.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:23 - Training of Personnel.

    484:23 Training of Personnel. –||I. The commission may administer programs of training and certification for such personnel and may make classifications of such personnel. Any certificate issued by the commission shall be accepted by this state and all agencies and subdivisions of this state as conclusive evidence that the holder has the training, education and experience necessary for certification for the class of position or responsibility described in such certificate. The department of environmental services, may impose and administer any other requirements for certification within any applicable provisions of law, but it shall not reexamine or reinvestigate the applicant for a certificate with respect to training, education, or experience qualifications.||II. The commission shall keep a record of all certificates issued by it, and in response to any inquiry concerning such a certificate, the commission shall inform the inquirer concerning its issuance and validity. The commission shall annul any certificate issued by it if the commission finds that the certificate was obtained by misrepresentation of any material fact relating to the education, training or experience of the applicant. Such annulment shall be pursuant to rules and regulations of the commission, which shall afford due notice to the certificate holder and an opportunity to present relevant evidence for consideration by the commission.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:67, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:24 - Application.

    484:24 Application. –||Nothing contained in this subdivision shall limit or abridge the authority of the commission to revise its standards and to issue new or additional certificates. In any such case, the department may require an applicant for a certificate to present a certificate or certificates which evidence training, education and experience meeting the current standards of the commission.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:25 - Limitations.

    484:25 Limitations. –||I. Certificates issued by the commission shall be recognized and given in connection with personnel employed in or having responsibilities for plants discharging into any waters of this state.||II. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require any person to have a certificate in order to be employed in the operation of a sewage or other waste treatment plant. Such requirements, if any, shall be as set forth in or pursuant to other laws of this state; provided that in any case where a certificate is required, an appropriate certificate issued by the commission shall be accepted in lieu of any certificate otherwise required.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 484:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 484 - Water Management and Protection Compacts|Section 484:26 - Application.

    484:26 Application. –||To the extent that the authority conferred upon the commission by this subdivision is not otherwise exercisable by the commission under the provisions of the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact, the commission shall not require the financial or other support of the program or programs authorized by this subdivision by any state not having enacted legislation substantially similar to this subdivision.|||Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 485:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485 - New Hampshire Safe Drinking Water Act|Section 485:1 - Statement of Purpose.

    485:1 Statement of Purpose. –||I. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a comprehensive drinking water protection program for the citizens of New Hampshire. It shall be consistent with and at least as stringent as the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act standards.||II. In order to implement a comprehensive drinking water protection program, the department of environmental services shall:||(a) Monitor the water quality of public water supplies and privately owned redistribution systems.||(b) Provide technical assistance to water operators and the general public.||(c) Review the design of proposed public water systems, privately owned redistribution systems, and alterations for existing systems. Review of the alteration of existing privately owned redistribution systems shall be limited to alterations that involve more than 500 feet of new installation of distribution piping or the addition of new exterior pumping or storage facilities.||(d) Periodically conduct sanitary surveys of public water systems and privately owned redistribution systems to make certain of proper safety and operation.||(e) Require that public water supplies comply with all pertinent federal and state statutes and rules.||(f) Educate citizens for the need and methods of providing safe and adequate drinking water.||(g) Approve sources of water used in the manufacture of bottled water.||(h) Monitor the operation and maintenance of privately owned redistribution systems.||(i) Adopt primary drinking water standards by establishing maximum contaminant limits or treatment techniques.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1990, 163:1. 1996, 228:108. 1997, 155:4. 2008, 279:1, 2, eff. July 1, 2009. 2018, 368:3, eff. July 10, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 485:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485 - New Hampshire Safe Drinking Water Act|Section 485:2 - Administration.

    485:2 Administration. –||This chapter shall be administered by the department, which is authorized to:||I. Enter into agreements, contracts or cooperative arrangements under such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate with other state, federal or interstate agencies, municipalities, education institutions, local health departments or other organizations or individuals.||II. Receive financial and technical assistance from the federal government and other public or private agencies.||III. Participate in related programs of the federal government, other states, interstate agencies, or other public agencies or organizations.||IV. Establish adequate fiscal controls and accounting procedures to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for funds.||V. Adopt rules under RSA 541-A to carry out the requirements of this chapter as listed in RSA 485:3.|||Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:69, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 485:3-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title L - Water Management and Protection|Title 485 - New Hampshire Safe Drinking Water Act|Section 485:3-a - Permit Authority.

    485:3-a Permit Authority. –||The department may grant operational permits for public water systems.|||Source. 1990, 163:3. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.|