Appendix E

Summary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

Wetlands Programs

Term

Meaning

Agriculture BMWPs

“Best Management Wetlands Practices for Agriculture” dated 2019, published by the NH Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food

A/M BMPs

“Wetlands Best Management Practice Techniques For Avoidance and Minimization” dated 2019, published by the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission

CPESC specialist

Certified Professional Erosion and Sediment Control specialist - an individual certified by EnviroCert International, Inc.® as competent to develop and implement erosion and sediment control practices

CY

Cubic Yard

Federal classification method

Method established in “Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States”, adapted from Cowardin, Carter, Golet and LaRoe (1979), August 2013, FGDC- STD-004-2013

Federal delineation method

Method established in “Wetlands Delineation Manual”, Technical Report Y-87-1, Corps of Engineers, January 1987, and “Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual: Northcentral and Northeast Region”, Version 2.0, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, January 2012

Forestry BMPs

“New Hampshire Best Management Practices for Erosion Control on Timber Harvesting Operations” dated 2016, published by the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension

HOTL

Highest Observable Tide Line

Invasive Plant BMPs

“Best Management Practices For the Control of Invasive and Noxious Plant Species” dated 2018, published by the NHDOT

Marina BMPs

“Best Management Practices For New Hampshire Marinas” dated 2001, published by the NHDES Pollution Prevention Program

LAC

Local [River] Advisory Committee

LiDAR

Light Detection and Ranging - A surveying method that measures distance to a target by illuminating the target with pulsed laser light and measuring the reflected pulses with a sensor, with the differences in laser return times and wavelengths then being used to make digital 3-D representations of the target.

LF

Linear Foot

NH Method

“Method for Inventorying and Evaluating Freshwater Wetlands in New Hampshire” dated 2013 and revised 2015 and 2016, available at https://nhmethod.org/

NHB

Natural Heritage Bureau of the NH DNCR

NH DNCR

NH Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

NHF&G

NH Fish and Game Department

NHDOT

NH Department of Transportation

NRCS

Natural Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

PBN

Permit-by-Notification (created in the rules)

PRA

Priority Resource Area - a jurisdictional area that:

  1. (a) Has documented occurrences of protected species or habitat;
  2. (b) Is a bog;
  3. (c) Is a floodplain wetlands contiguous to a tier 3 or higher watercourse;
  4. (d) Is a designated prime wetland or a duly-established 100-foot buffer zone;
  5. (e) Is a sand dune, tidal wetland, tidal water, or undeveloped tidal buffer zone; or

  6. (f) Is any combination of (a) through (e), above.

    Professional engineer

    RSA 310-A:2, II. “Professional engineer” means a person who by reason of advanced knowledge of mathematics and the physical sciences, acquired by professional education and practical experience, is technically and legally qualified to practice engineering, and who is licensed by the board or otherwise authorized by this subdivision to engage in the practice of engineering.

    Routine Roadway BMPs

    “Best Management Practices for Routine Roadway Maintenance Activities in New Hampshire” dated 2019, published by the NHDOT

    SF

    Square Foot

    SPN

    Statutory Permit-by-Notification (established in RSA 482-A)

    Subject property

  7. (a) For projects in surface water for which any kind of permit is required, the parcel(s) of land adjacent to and associated with the area in which the project will occur or has occurred; or

  8. (b) For all other projects for which any kind of permit is required, the parcel(s) of land on which the project will occur or has occurred.

    Trail BMPs

    “New Hampshire Best Management Practices for Erosion Control During Trail Maintenance and Construction” dated 2017, published by the NH DNCR

    US ACE

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    USGS

    United States Geological Survey

    Utility BMPs

    “Best Management Practices Manual, Utility Maintenance in and Adjacent to Wetlands and Waterbodies in New Hampshire” dated 2019, published by the NH DNCR

    WAP

    Wildlife Action Plan prepared and published by NHF&G

    Water Quality BMPs

    Recommended practices for minimizing or preventing the direct or indirect discharge of sediment or other pollutants into surface waters and wetlands, including those listed in Env-Wt 307 and the Agriculture BMPs, Forestry BMPs, Marina BMPs, Invasive Plant BMPs, Roadway Maintenance BMPs, Trail BMPs, and Utility BMPs, as applicable

    WPPT

    Wetlands Permit Planning Tool - a GIS tool that provides access to data for planning projects near or in jurisdictional areas, available at https://nhdeswppt.unh.edu

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