Section 486-A:8-a – Public Notice.
486-A:8-a Public Notice. – I. For surface water treatment projects, regional water system projects, and evaluation of groundwaters contributing area of public wells with recorded levels of chemical contaminants the commissioner of environmental services or designee shall hold an annual public hearing to receive testimony on the projects recommended by the department, in accordance […]
Section 486-A:9 – Administration.
486-A:9 Administration. – I. The department shall perform the following functions related to the administration of the provisions of this chapter applicable to surface water treatment and to any regional water system and evaluation of groundwaters contributing area of public wells with recorded levels of chemical contaminants: (a) Assist public water systems to: (1) […]
Section 486-A:10 – Notice to Public Utilities Commission.
486-A:10 Notice to Public Utilities Commission. – Any public water system regulated by the public utilities commission shall notify the public utilities commission when it receives funds under the provisions of this chapter, to ensure that the money received is not used in calculating rate setting. Source. 1993, 341:1, eff. June 30, 1993.
Section 486-A:11 – Rulemaking.
486-A:11 Rulemaking. – The department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to providing water supply land protection grants. Such rules shall include, but not be limited to: I. Appraiser and surveyor standards. II. Eligibility determination criteria and procedures. III. Application requirements and procedures. IV. Project selection and prioritization requirements and procedures. V. […]
Section 486-A:12 – Water Supply Land Protection Grant Match.
486-A:12 Water Supply Land Protection Grant Match. – The percent match supplied by the water supply land protection grantee for water supply land protection projects shall consist of cash, expenses necessary to complete the transaction including associated legal and transaction costs, donations of source water protection lands or conservation easements assessed at fair market […]
Section 486-A:13 – Public Trust.
486-A:13 Public Trust. – I. The lands and interests in lands acquired by the state or other public entity with a water supply land protection grant under this chapter shall be held in public trust and used and applied for the purposes of this chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the […]
Section 486-A:14 – Administrative Fines.
486-A:14 Administrative Fines. – I. The commissioner of the department, after notice and hearing pursuant to RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $500 for each offense upon any person who violates the reporting requirement of RSA 486-A:7, II(e). Rehearings and appeals from a decision of the commissioner under this paragraph […]
Section 486-A:15 – Repayment Responsibility.
486-A:15 Repayment Responsibility. – Any party found, by means of a scientific or hydrogeological study, or other evaluation as approved by the department, of the groundwaters contributing area of public wells with recorded levels of contaminants, to be responsible for contaminating a wellhead area, shall be required to repay to the state, the amount […]
Section 487:1 – Definitions.
487:1 Definitions. – As used in this chapter: I. "Boats" means any vessel or watercraft whether moved by oars, paddles, sails or other power mechanism, inboard or outboard, or any other vessel or structure floating upon the water whether or not capable of self locomotion, including but not limited to house boats, barges and […]
Section 486-A:3 – State Contribution; Surface Water Treatment Costs; Water Supply Land Protection Costs; Regional Water System Costs.
486-A:3 State Contribution; Surface Water Treatment Costs; Water Supply Land Protection Costs; Regional Water System Costs. – I. (a) Any public water system which is or was required, beginning in 1986, to achieve compliance with the surface water treatment rules of the EPA or the rules of the New Hampshire department of environmental services […]