The proposed fine amount for all knowing violations of RSA 485-A:29-44, any rule adopted pursuant to RSA 485-A:29-44, or any permit or approval certification issued under the authority of RSA 485-A:29-44 shall be $2,000 for each offense, including but not limited to:

1. (a) Submitting false or misleading information relating to any application for approval, request for waiver, request for more information, call for inspection, or do not backfill order;
2. (b) Failing to comply with any requirement set out in an administrative order issued under the authority of RSA 485-A:42;
3. (c) Providing to any person or the department a design for a subsurface sewage disposal system without first obtaining a license under RSA 485-A:35 from the department;
4. (d) Commencing construction of a subsurface sewage disposal system without first obtaining a license under RSA 485-A:36 from the department, unless exempt under RSA 485-A:36;
5. (e) Using a license or permit number issued to another person without that permittee’s knowledge;
6. (f) Constructing a building from which wastewater will be discharged without prior approval of plans and specifications for a subsurface sewage disposal system to serve the structure from the department;
7. (g) Constructing a subsurface sewage disposal system without prior approval of plans and specifications from the department;
8. (h) Commencing construction of roads within the lot, tract, or parcel proposed to be subdivided, by clearing the land thereof of natural vegetation, placing any artificial fill thereon, or otherwise altering the land, or any other act or acts which will alter the natural state of the land or environment without a subdivision approval if such approval is required;
9. (i) Constructing a repair or replacement-in-kind of a sewage effluent disposal area without having obtained a receipt of the permit by rule pursuant to Env-Wq 1004.17(a) from the department;
10. (j) Failing to construct sewage or waste disposal systems in strict accordance with the final approved plans;
11. (k) Covering or placing into operation a sewage or waste disposal system without final inspection and approval by an authorized agent of the department;
12. (l) Failing to operate and maintain a subsurface sewage or waste disposal system in such a manner as to prevent a nuisance or potential health hazard due to failure of the system;
13. (m) Failing to pump the septic tank after a subsurface disposal system is found to be in failure by the local health officer, a licensed designer, or by the department at sufficient frequency to prevent introduction of additional effluent into the failed effluent disposal area;
14. (n) Violating any terms or conditions of an issued ITA; and
15. (o) Failure to comply with the reporting requirements of Env-Wq 1024.03.

Source. #14486, eff 2-1-26, EXPIRES: 2-1-36