N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 1513.05
Env-C 200 shall apply to all administrative fine hearings and adjudication of the total proposed fine shall be in accordance with Env-C 204.24.
(c) Does not sell water to any person.
RSA 485-A:2:
IX. “Person” means any municipality, governmental subdivision, public or private corporation, individual, partnership, or other entity.
XIV. “Surface waters of the state” means perennial and seasonal streams, lakes, ponds, and tidal waters within the jurisdiction of the state, including all streams, lakes, or ponds bordering on the state, marshes, water courses, and other bodies of water, natural or artificial.
RSA 485-C:2:
I. “Ambient groundwater quality standards” means maximum concentration levels for regulated contaminants in groundwater which result from human operations or activities, as delineated in RSA 485-C:6.
XVIII. “Wellhead protection area” means the surface and subsurface area surrounding a water well or wellfield, supplying a public water system, through which contaminants are reasonably likely to move toward and reach such water well or wellfield.
Appendix D: Other Statutory Provisions
RSA 485-A:17:
II. (a) The department shall charge a fee for applications, including project inspections, required under this section. For projects that qualify for a permit by notification allowed by paragraph II-a, the application fee for a permit by notification shall be $3,125. Except for projects that qualify for a permit by notification allowed by paragraph II-a, the fee for [applications encompassing an area of at least [150,000 square feet but less than 200,000 square feet shall be $6,250. An additional fee of $2,500 shall be assessed for each additional area of up to 100,000 square feet to be disturbed. For any property subject to RSA 483-B:9, the fee for review of plans encompassing an area of at least 50,000 square feet but less than 150,000 square feet shall be $5,000. For all other projects, the fee shall be $500 plus $0.005 per square foot of disturbance. No application shall be accepted by the department until the fee required by this paragraph is paid. All fees required under this paragraph shall be paid when plans are submitted for review and shall be deposited in the water resources fund established in RSA 482-A:3, III.
(b) The department shall charge a non-refundable fee of $500 for each request to amend a permit that requires plans to be reviewed.
V. Trail construction operations for the purposes of modifying existing biking and walking trails shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. Such operations shall be considered in compliance with this section and shall be issued a general permit by rule provided such operations are implemented by a non-profit organization, municipality, or government entity, are limited to a disturbed area no more than 12 feet in width, and are in accordance with procedures prescribed in the Best Management Practices for Erosion Control During Trail Maintenance and Construction, published by the department of resources and economic development, bureau of trails in 2004.
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Appendix A: State Statutes Implemented
Rule Section(s)
State Statute(s) Implemented
Env-Wq 1501
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17
Env-Wq 1502
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17
Env-Wq 1503
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17
Env-Wq 1503.07(b) and (m)
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17; RSA 212-A:9, III
Env-Wq 1503.08
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17; RSA 212-A:9, III
Env-Wq 1503.19(h)
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17; RSA 212-A:9, III
Env-Wq 1504
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17
Env-Wq 1504.07
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17; RSA 212-A:9
Env-Wq 1505
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17
Env-Wq 1506
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17
Env-Wq 1507
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17
Env-Wq 1508
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17
Env-Wq 1509
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A 17; RSA 541-A:16, I(b);
RSA 541-A:22, IV
Env-Wq 1510
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17; RSA 485-C:3
Env-Wq 1511
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17
Env-Wq 1512
RSA 485-A:1; RSA 485-A:17
Env-Wq 1513
RSA 485-A:22, V(a)
Appendix B: Incorporated References
Rule (Env-Wq)
Reference (Date/Edition)
How to Obtain
1503.03(d)(3)
Best Management Practices For Erosion Control During Trail Maintenance and Construction, N.H. Trail Construction and Maintenance Manual (January 2017)
N.H. Department of Resources and Economic Development, Division of Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Trails
172 Pembroke Road
Concord, NH 03301
No cost to download from: https://www.nhstateparks.org/getmedia/3c45de00-e174-4df0-b678-4670b254290d/Best-Management-Practices-For-Erosion-Control-During-Trail-Maintenance-and-Construction.pdf
1503.04(b)
Best Management Practices for Erosion Control on Timber Harvest Operations (2016)
N.H. Department of Resources and Economic Development
172 Pembroke Road
Concord, NH 03301
No cost to download from:
1503.07(k)
New Hampshire Coastal Flood Risk Summary, Part 1: Science (August 2019)
University of New Hampshire
No cost to download at: https://dx.doi.org/10.34051/p/2019.1
1503.07(k)
New Hampshire Coastal Flood Risk Summary, Part II: Guidance for Using Scientific Projections (March 2020)
University of New Hampshire
No cost to download at: https://dx.doi.org/10.34051/p/2020.383
1503.07(q)
1504.09(b)(4) a. & b.2.
1504.13(f)
SSSNE Special Publication No. 3, Version 7.0, Site-Specific Soil Mapping Standards for New Hampshire and Vermont (July 2021)
Society of Soil Scientists of Northern New England
No cost to download from: https://sssnne.files.wordpress.com/2022/02/site-specific-soil-mapping-standards-for-new-hampshire-and-vermont-version-7.0-july-2021.pdf
1503.09(a)(1)c.
FEMA-265: Managing Floodplain Development in Approximate Zone A Areas (1995)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
No cost to download from: https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_approx-zone-a-guide.pdf
1503.11(f)(2)
Trip Generation Manual (12th Edition, 2025)
Institute of Transportation Engineers
1627 Eye Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
USA
Telephone: 202-785-0060
Can be ordered at https://www.ite.org/technical-resources/topics/trip-and-parking-generation-v2/trip-generation-info/
1504.09(b) intro
1511.05(b)(1) and (2)a.
Win TR-20, Version 3.20.0000
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service
No cost to download from: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/tech-tools/wintr-20-system-controllereditor-version-3301
1504.09(b) intro
1511.05(b)(1)a. & b. and (2)a.
National Engineering Handbook, Part 630, Hydrology
(March 2020)
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service
No cost to download from: https://directives.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files2/1712930634/Part%20630%20-%20Hydrology.pdf
1504.09(b)(1)a.
Extreme Precipitation in New York and New England (Version 2.0)
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service
No cost to download from: at http://precip.eas.cornell.edu
1504.09(b)(1)b.
NOAA’s National Weather Service, Hydrometeorological Design Studies Center, Precipitation Frequency Data Server
NOAA
National Weather Service
No cost to download from:
https://hdsc.nws.noaa.gov/pfds/
1504.09(b)(4)c.
1504.14(c)(1)
1507.04(c)(2)
SSSNNE Special Publication No. 5, Ksat Values for New Hampshire Soils (September 2025)
Society of Soil Scientists of Northern New England
No cost to download from:
1504.09(b)(6) 1504.11(b) and (c)
TR-55, Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds (June 1986)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Download at no cost at:
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/software/download/?softwareid=8
1504.13(e)
Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils, Version 3.0 (September 2012)
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service
No cost to download from: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/field-book-for-describing-and-sampling-soils
1504.14(e)(5)
ASTM D8152-18, “Standard Practice for Measuring Field Infiltration Rate and Calculating Field Hydraulic Conductivity Using the Modified Philip Dunne Infiltrometer Test” (July 2022)
ASTM International Headquarters
100 Barr Harbor Drive
PO Box C700
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
Order at https://store.astm.org/d8152-18.html
PDF download available for $80.00
Hardcopy available for $80.00 + S&H
1504.14(e)(6)
ASTM D8550-25, “Standard Test Method for Determination of Infiltration Rate and Calculating Field Hydraulic Conductivity of Field Soils by Sealed Single-Ring Infiltrometer and Multiple Pressure Head Procedure” (August 2025)
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International Headquarters
100 Barr Harbor Drive
PO Box C700
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
Order at https://store.astm.org/d8550-25.html
PDF download available for $80.00
Hardcopy available for $80.00 + S&H
1504.14(g)(1)
ASTM D2434-22, “Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Coarse-Grained Soils” (April 2022)
ASTM International Headquarters
100 Barr Harbor Drive
PO Box C700
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
Order at
https://store.astm.org/d2434-22.html
PDF download available for $80.00
Hardcopy available for $78.00 + S&H
1505.04(b)
1505.06(j)
1508.08(o)(1)
Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Table 304-1 (March 2016)
N.H. Department of Transportation
John O. Morton Building
PO Box 483 | 7 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03302-0483
Available at no cost at https://www.dot.nh.gov/about-nh-dot/divisions-bureaus-districts/highway-design/highway-standard-specifications/2016
1507.03(j)(1)
& (2)
General Permits for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems in New Hampshire, known as the NH MS4 General Permit (December 7, 2020)
U.S. EPA
Available at no cost at:
https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/new-hampshire-small-ms4-general-permit
1508.05(a)
“UNHSC Subsurface Gravel Wetland Design Specifications” (January 2022)
University of N. H. Stormwater Center
Gregg Hall
35 Colovos Road
Durham, NH 03824-3534
Available at no cost at
https://scholars.unh.edu/stormwater/74/
1508.06(a)
“Standard Detail, Bioretention ISR Stormwater System” in the “UNH Stormwater Center Hybrid Bioretention Template” (February 2020)
University of N. H. Stormwater Center
Gregg Hall
35 Colovos Road
Durham, NH 03824-3534
Available at no cost at https://scholars.unh.edu/stormwater/73/
1508.06(g)(3)
Appendix D of the United States Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Manual EM-1110-2-1913 (April 2000)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Available at no cost at:
https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_1110-2-1913.pdf
1508.08(m)(7)d.
National List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands: Northeast (Region 1) (May 1988)
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Available at no cost at:
https://www.fws.gov/media/national-list-plant-species-occur-wetlands-northeast-region-1
1508.08(n)(1)
UNHSC Design Specifications for Porous Asphalt Pavement and Infiltration Beds (February 2014, revised September 2016)
University of N. H. Stormwater Center
Gregg Hall
35 Colovos Road
Durham, NH 03824-3534
Available at no cost at
https://scholars.unh.edu/stormwater/13/
1508.08(o)(2)
ACI SPEC-522.1-13, Specification for Pervious Concrete Pavement (2013)
American Concrete Institute
38800 Country Club Dr.
Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3439
Phone: 1.248.848.3700
Fax: 1.248.848.3701
Purchase for $47.50 (non-members) or $31.00 (members) for:
https://www.concrete.org/store/productdetail.aspx?ItemID=522113
1508.11(c)(1)a.
Quality Assurance Project Plan: The University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center (November 2017)
University of N. H. Stormwater Center
Gregg Hall
35 Colovos Road
Durham, NH 03824-3534
No cost to download from:
https://scholars.unh.edu/stormwater/132/
1508.11(c)(1)b.
The Technology Acceptance and Reciprocity Partnership (TARP) Protocol for Stormwater Best Management Practice Demonstrations (July 2003)
The Technology Acceptance and Reciprocity Partnership
No cost to download from: https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2016/08/rd/swprotoc.pdf
1508.11(c)(1)c.
Technical Guidance Manual for Evaluating Emerging Stormwater Treatment Technologies, Technology Assessment Protocol Ecology (TAPE) (November 2024)
Washington State Department of Ecology
No cost to download from: https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications/documents/1810038.pdf
1511.06(a)
National Engineering Handbook, Part 654 Stream Restoration Design, Chapter 8 Threshold Channel Design (August 2007)
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service
No cost to download from: https://directives.nrcs.usda.gov//sites/default/files2/1720613324/Chapter%2008%20-%20Threshold%20Channel%20Design.pdfif !supportNestedAnchors?endif?
Appendix C: Statutory Definitions
RSA 485:1-a:
XV. “Public water system” means a system for the provision to the public of piped water for human consumption, if such system has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. Such term includes (1) any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of such system and used primarily in connection with such system, and (2) any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control which are used primarily in connection with such system. Any water system which meets all of the following conditions is not a public water system: