1. (a) “Construction” means “construction” as defined in RSA 486-A:2, I, as reprinted in Appendix B.
2. (b) “Eligible groundwater investigation costs” means “eligible evaluation of the groundwater contribution area of public wells that have recorded levels of chemical contaminants excluding MTBE” as defined by RSA 486-A:2, III-c, as reprinted in Appendix B.
3. (c) “Eligible regional water systems costs” means “eligible regional water system costs” as defined by RSA 486-A:2, III-b, as reprinted in Appendix B.
4. (d) “Eligible surface water treatment costs” means “eligible surface water treatment costs” as defined in RSA 486-A:2, III, as reprinted in Appendix B.
5. (e) “U.S. Environmental Protection Agency” “EPA” means “EPA” as defined in RSA 486-A:2, IV, as reprinted in Appendix B.
6. (f) “Expenditure” means payment to contractors and suppliers for eligible construction, material, and equipment costs incurred for eligible activities.
7. (g) “Fixture rate” means the method of billing in the drinking water utility field where the method of billing for water service is based on a tabulation of water use fixtures rather than metering and each fixture is assigned a weighting factor which recognizes frequency and volume of anticipated use.
8. (h) “Groundwaters” means “groundwaters” as defined in RSA 486-A:2, V-b, as reprinted in Appendix B.
9. (i) “Method detection limit (MDL)” means the minimum concentration of a substance that can be measured and reported with 99 percent (%) confidence that the concentration is above zero.
10. (j) “Regional water system” means “regional water system” as defined in RSA 486-A:2, V-a, as reprinted in Appendix B.

Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Ws 300) #6521, eff 6-4-97; ss by #8360, INTERIM, eff 6-4-05; ss by #8479, eff 11-30-05 (see Revision Note at part heading for Env-Dw 1001) (formerly Env-Ws 393.02); ss by #10616, eff 6-1-14; ss by #14121, eff 11-23-24, EXPIRES: 11-23-34