1. (a) Upon detection of contamination of any groundwater, surface water, air, or soil, the owner or operator of a facility shall immediately notify the department’s emergency response team at the telephone number listed in Appendix E, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the New Hampshire state police headquarters communications unit at the telephone number listed in Appendix E at all other times.

2. (b) Within 10 days of notification, the operator shall:

   1. (1) Collect and evaluate samples on a more frequent basis;
   2. (2) Take preventive actions, such as requiring more stringent operational procedures;
   3. (3) Take remedial actions, including on-site relocation of wastes;
   4. (4) File a report, within 30 days of notification, identifying the causes of contamination and delineating if they are accidental, due to operating or design failures, or of unknown cause;
   5. (5) Provide evidence that the contamination can be mitigated by actions not previously mentioned; and
   6. (6) Temporarily cease operations so that the causes can be found and corrected.

Source. #5053, eff 1-24-91; ss by #5886, eff 8-26-94; ss by #7333, eff 8-1-00; ss by #9215, INTERIM, eff 8-1-08; (See Revision Note #1 at chapter heading for Env-Hw 700) ss by #9367, eff 1-28-09; amd by #10205, eff 10-19-12; ss by #12349, eff 8-14-17