- (a) Uses and criteria associated with bacteria shall be as set forth in RSA 485-A:8, I, II, and V, as summarized in Appendix E.
- (b) Subject to (d), below, the bacteria criteria shall be applied at the end of a wastewater facility’s discharge pipe.
- (c) Tidal waters shall meet the national shellfish sanitation program, guide for the control of molluscan shellfish within the shellfish beds as specified in RSA 485-A:8, V.
- (d) For any combined sewer overflow that discharges into non-tidal surface waters, a bacteria criteria of 1,000 Escherichia coli per 100 milliliters shall apply at the end of the combined sewer overflow’s discharge pipe.
Source. (See Revision Notes #1, #2, and #3 at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1700) #12042, eff 12-1-16; ss by #14203, eff 2-26-25