The department shall, for each designated river, conduct a protected instream flow study that:

1. (a) Identifies and catalogs all flow-dependent instream public uses on the designated river listed under RSA 483:9-c, I, and all designated uses under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA);

2. (b) Includes an on-the-water stream survey of all flow-dependent instream public uses and designated uses under the CWA that identifies and catalogs from direct observation:

   1. (1) Fish;
   2. (2) Wildlife;
   3. (3) Macroinvertebrates;
   4. (4) Plants; and
   5. (5) Recreational uses.
3. (c) Is based upon scientific analyses using methods described in the Report of the Instream Flow Pilot Program, dated December 1, 2015, and adopted as the final report of the Committee to Study the Impact of Water Withdrawals on Instream Flows, established pursuant to Chapter 242, Laws of 2000.

Source. #7901, eff 5-29-03 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1900) (formerly Env-Ws 1904.02); ss by #9936, eff 5-28-11; ss by #12695, eff 12-22-18 (formerly Env-Wq 1905.02)