No permit shall be required for hand removal of EAW or the installation and maintenance of benthic barriers on the bottom of a surface water to control the growth of EAW, as authorized by RSA 487:17, provided:
- (a) The work is conducted by divers who have received training in EAW control diving from a diving instructor that is registered and confirmed with the department’s invasive species coordinator;
(b) The project is conducted in accordance with a long-term management plan designed pursuant
to Env-Wq 1305.03;
- (c) The project is not located in a PRA;
- (d) In flowing waters, harvesting will be initiated only at the most upstream location of the infestation, where practicable; and
- (e) The project does not qualify as a major project under Env-Wt 400.
Source. #12805, eff 12-15-19