“Surface waters of the state” means surface waters of the state as defined in RSA 485-A:2, XIV, as reprinted in Appendix C. For purposes of this chapter, the term does not include the following legally constructed artificial waters:

1. (a) Bodies of water designed and constructed in uplands in order to manage stormwater runoff; and
2. (b) Bodies of water that are exempt from permitting pursuant to RSA 482-A:3, IV(b).

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