Section 485:53 – Advice to Municipalities.
485:53 Advice to Municipalities. – Upon request the department of environmental services shall consult with and advise any municipality which is considering a change in its domestic water supply due to an approaching critical situation in the municipality. Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
Section 485:54 – Ice Cutting.
485:54 Ice Cutting. – No person shall cut or take ice from any lake, pond or reservoir used as the source of a domestic public water supply, unless he shall first comply in all respects with such reasonable rules regarding the manner and place of such cutting and taking as may be prescribed by […]
Section 485:55 – Ice; Penalty.
485:55 Ice; Penalty. – Any person who knowingly or willfully shall cut or take ice for domestic purposes from any waters which are polluted with sewage or other substance deleterious or dangerous to life or health, or from waters which a board of health, local health officer or the department has condemned, shall be […]
Section 485:56 – Ice Inspection.
485:56 Ice Inspection. – Health officers of the cities and towns of the state, and the department of environmental services, shall examine and inspect the sources from which ice is cut, or is proposed to be cut, for domestic use in such cities and towns, and to employ any necessary means to determine whether […]
Section 485:57 – Ice; Notice of Pollution.
485:57 Ice; Notice of Pollution. – If the waters of the sources of ice supplies shall be found so polluted that the ice taken from those sources will be unsafe for domestic use, the local health officer or the department of environmental services shall immediately notify such person who may have taken, or who […]
Section 485:58 – Enforcement and Penalties.
485:58 Enforcement and Penalties. – I. If the department determines that a primary standard has violated, or that, in its judgment, a condition exists in a public water system which will cause a violation of a primary standard and may result in a serious risk to public health, it may issue an order requiring: […]
Section 485:59 – Appeals.
485:59 Appeals. – Actions of the department under RSA 485:1-4; 8, II; 31; 41-44; 46-48, or 58, I may be appealed under RSA 21-O:14. Source. 1989, 339:1. 1995, 88:3. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.
Section 485:60 – Special Acts.
485:60 Special Acts. – Nothing in this chapter shall repeal any special act applying to cities and towns. Source. 1989, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
Section 485:61 – Rules for Water Conservation.
485:61 Rules for Water Conservation. – I. The department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, for water conservation practices for water users. These rules shall strike a reasonable balance between environmental, energy, and economic impacts and be consistent with current industry standards and practices for different types of water users. II. The water […]
Section 485:50 – Domestic Water Supply Study.
485:50 Domestic Water Supply Study. – The department of environmental services is authorized and directed to study the probable domestic water supply requirements of groups of towns or cities, or both, which appear likely to have increased industrial and population growths for the next 50 years. In connection with said studies the department shall […]