NEW HAMPSHIRE CODE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

1 NEW HAMPSHIRE code OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES i Env-Wt 100-800 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER Env-Wt 100 ORGANIZATIONAL RULES PART Env-Wt 101 DEFINITIONS Section Env-Wt Abandoned Section Env-Wt Abutter Section Env-Wt Accessory Docking Structure Section Env-Wt Activity Sponsor Section Env-Wt Applicant Section Env-Wt Bank Section Env-Wt Beach Section Env-Wt Boathouse Section Env-Wt Boatslip Section Env-Wt Bog Section Env-Wt Breakwater Section Env-Wt Bulkhead Section Env-Wt Bureau Section Env-Wt Canopy Section Env-Wt Commercial Use of Structures Section Env-Wt Commissioner Section Env-Wt Compensatory Mitigation Section Env-Wt Conservation Area Section Env-Wt Conservation Commission Section Env-Wt Continued Agricultural Use Section Env-Wt Corduroy Road Section Env-Wt Council Section Env-Wt Cribs Section Env-Wt Cropland Section Env-Wt Department Section Env-Wt Design Fetch Section Env-Wt Developed Upland Section Env-Wt Director Section Env-Wt Dock Section Env-Wt Dock Section Env-Wt Dolphin Section Env-Wt Drainage Swale Section Env-Wt Dredge Section Env-Wt Dredge Spoils Section Env-Wt Dune Vegetation Section Env-Wt Erosion Control Section Env-Wt Excavate Section Env-Wt Fetch Section Env-Wt Fill Section Env-Wt Fill Section Env-Wt Flats Section Env-Wt Float Section Env-Wt Functional Assessment Section Env-Wt Grandfathered Status Section Env-Wt Highest Observable Tide Line Section Env-Wt Hydric Soil NEW HAMPSHIRE code OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES ii Env-Wt 100-800 Section Env-Wt Hydrophyte Section Env-Wt Intermittent Stream

2 Section Env-Wt Jetty Section Env-Wt Jurisdiction Section Env-Wt Jurisdictional Area Section Env-Wt Maintenance of Structures Section Env-Wt Major Docking System Section Env-Wt Major Project Section Env-Wt Marina Section Env-Wt Marsh Section Env-Wt Minimum Impact Project Section Env-Wt Minor Project Section Env-Wt Mooring Section Env-Wt Navigable Frontage Section Env-Wt Nontidal Wetland Section Env-Wt Normal High Water Section Env-Wt Open Pile Construction Section Env-Wt Pasture Section Env-Wt Permanent Dock Section Env-Wt Permit Action Section Env-Wt Pier Section Env-Wt Pile Section Env-Wt Practicable Section Env-Wt Preservation Section Env-Wt Primary Vernal Pool Indicators Section Env-Wt Public Hearing Section Env-Wt Repair Section Env-Wt Replacement Section Env-Wt Retaining Wall Section Env-Wt Revetment Section Env-Wt Rip-Rap Section Env-Wt Roadway Section Env-Wt Rocker Box Section Env-Wt Sand Dune Section Env-Wt Seasonal Dock or Seasonal Structure Section Env-Wt Secondary Vernal Pool Indicators Section Env-Wt Sedimentation Controls Section Env-Wt Shoal Section Env-Wt Shoreline Frontage Section Env-Wt Significant Environmental Impact Section Env-Wt Siltation Curtain Section Env-Wt Sluice Section Env-Wt Structure Section Env-Wt Substantial Public Interest Section Env-Wt Surface Water Body or Surface Waters Section Env-Wt Swamp Section Env-Wt Tidal Buffer Zone Section Env-Wt Tidal Flat Section Env-Wt Tidal Flushing Section Env-Wt Tidal Wetland NEW HAMPSHIRE code OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES iii Env-Wt 100-800 Section

3 Env-Wt Unnecessary Hardship Section Env-Wt Upland Section Env-Wt Vernal Pool Section Env-Wt Upland Buffer Section Env-Wt Watershed Section Env-Wt Weephole Section Env-Wt Wetland Section Env-Wt Wetland Creation Section Env-Wt Wetland Restoration Section Env-Wt Wet Meadow Section Env-Wt Wharf PART Env-Wt 102 STATEMENT F PURPOSE AND ACCESS TO FILES Section Env-Wt Purpose Section Env-Wt Access to Files CHAPTER Env-Wt 200 RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE PART Env-Wt 201 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY Section Env-Wt Purpose Section Env-Wt Applicability PART Env-Wt 202 TYPES OF HEARINGS Section Env-Wt Permit Applications Section Env-Wt Reconsideration of ADMINISTRATIVE Orders Section Env-Wt Reconsideration of Decisions on Permits Section Env-Wt ADMINISTRATIVE Fine Hearings Section Env-Wt Hearings on Proposed RULES PART Env-Wt 203 RECONSIDERATION Section Env-Wt Reconsideration of ADMINISTRATIVE Orders Section Env-Wt Reconsideration of Permitting Decisions PART Env-Wt 204 WAIVERS Section Env-Wt Purpose Section Env-Wt Procedures Section Env-Wt Content and Format of Requests Section Env-Wt Criteria Section Env-Wt Decisions Section Env-Wt Suspension, Revocation, or Modifications of Waivers NEW HAMPSHIRE code OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES iv Env-Wt 100-800 CHAPTER Env-Wt 300 CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS FOR PERMITS PART Env-Wt 301 DELINEATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF WETLANDS Section Env-Wt Delineation of Wetlands Boundaries Section Env-Wt Classification of Wetland Types PART Env-Wt 302 CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION Section Env-Wt Statement of Purpose Section Env-Wt Department Action Section Env-Wt Avoidance.

4 Minimization, and Mitigation Section Env-Wt Requirements for Application Evaluation Section Env-Wt After-the-Fact Application PART Env-Wt 303 CLASSIFICATION OF PROJECTS Section Env-Wt Assignment of Classification Section Env-Wt Major Projects Section Env-Wt Minor Projects Section Env-Wt Minimum Impact Projects Section Env-Wt Projects in Jurisdiction That Do Not Require a Permit PART Env-Wt 304 APPROVAL CONDITIONS Section Env-Wt Conditions Specified on Permit Section Env-Wt Rock Removal Section Env-Wt Timing of Projects Section Env-Wt Setback from Property Lines Section Env-Wt Logging Operations Section Env-Wt Erosion and Siltation Control Measures Section Env-Wt Culverts Section Env-Wt Beaches Section Env-Wt Subdivisions Section Env-Wt Shoreline Structures Section Env-Wt Dredging Projects Section

5 Env-Wt Filling Projects Section Env-Wt Utility Crossings Section Env-Wt Gold Mining and Dredging Section Env-Wt Coffer Dams CHAPTER Env-Wt 400 SHORELINE STRUCTURES PART Env-Wt 401 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND EVALUATION Section Env-Wt Purpose Section Env-Wt Evaluation PART Env-Wt 402 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CRITERIA Section Env-Wt Configuration Section Env-Wt Navigation Space Section Env-Wt Dimensions Section Env-Wt Setbacks Section Env-Wt Seasonal Docks Section Env-Wt Permanent Docks Section Env-Wt Breakwaters NEW HAMPSHIRE code OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES v Env-Wt 100-800 Section Env-Wt Canopies Section Env-Wt Structures Disallowed Section Env-Wt Stairways Section Env-Wt Maintenance Section Env-Wt Frontage Less Than 75' Section Env-Wt Frontage Over 75' Section Env-Wt Exceptions To Frontage Criteria Section Env-Wt Commercial Use Municipal Review Section Env-Wt Marinas Design Standards Section Env-Wt Contiguous Frontage Section Env-Wt Ownership Section Env-Wt Deed Restriction Section Env-Wt Registration Section Env-Wt Modification of Existing Structures PART Env-Wt 403 CRITERIA FOR INTAKE AND OUTFLOW STRUCTURES Section Env-Wt Intake Structures Section Env-Wt Outflow Structures Section Env-Wt Dikes, Tide Dams.

6 And Tide Gates PART Env-Wt 404 CRITERIA FOR SHORELINE STABILIZATION Section Env-Wt Least Intrusive Method Section Env-Wt Diversion of Water Section Env-Wt Vegetative Stabilization Section Env-Wt Rip-rap Section Env-Wt Walls CHAPTER Env-Wt 500 PERMIT PROCEDURE PART Env-Wt 501 APPLICATION PROCEDURES Section Env-Wt Applications for Regular Review Section Env-Wt Additional Data Requirements Section Env-Wt Identification of Applications Section Env-Wt Applications for Minimum Impact Projects Section Env-Wt Mitigation Sequencing Process Section Env-Wt Mitigation Proposal Completeness Section Env-Wt Review of Compensatory Mitigation Proposals PART Env-Wt 502 GENERAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PERMITS Section Env-Wt Duration of Permit Section Env-Wt Transferability Section Env-Wt Filing Certificate of Compliance Section Env-Wt Repair or Rebuilding Structures Section Env-Wt Permit Acceptance PART Env-Wt 503 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Section Env-Wt Emergency Approvals Section Env-Wt Action After Emergency PART Env-Wt 504 SMALL MOTOR DREDGING PERMITS NEW HAMPSHIRE code OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES vi Env-Wt 100-800 Section Env-Wt Persons Requiring a Permit Section Env-Wt Application Requirements Section Env-Wt Conservation Commission Review Section Env-Wt Dredging Criteria PART Env-Wt 505 EXPEDITED MINIMUM IMPACT PERMITS Section Env-Wt Application Completeness Requirements Section Env-Wt Expedited Review Procedures Section Env-Wt Expedited Permit Conditions Section Env-Wt Expedited Repair Contingency PART Env-Wt 506 PERMIT BY NOTIFICATION Section Env-Wt Projects Qualifying for Permit by Notification Section

7 Env-Wt Permit by Notification Procedures for Qualifying Projects Section Env-Wt Notification Completeness Requirements for Projects Qualifying for Permit by Notification in Env-Wt Section Env-Wt Conditions for Permit by Notification for Qualifying Projects PART Env-Wt 507 SEASONAL DOCK NOTIFICATION Section Env-Wt Qualification for Seasonal Dock Notification Section Env-Wt Notification Procedures for Qualifying Seasonal Dock Projects Section Env-Wt Notification Completeness Requirements for Qualifying Seasonal Dock Projects PART Env-Wt 508 SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR MODIFICATION OF PERMITS Section Env-Wt Purpose Section Env-Wt Suspension, Revocation, or Modification of Permits CHAPTER Env-Wt 600 TIDAL WETLANDS PART Env-Wt 601 - REPEALED PART Env-Wt 602 - REPEALED PART Env-Wt 603 - REPEALED PART Env-Wt 604 - REPEALED PART Env-Wt 605 - REPEALED PART Env-Wt 606 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CRITERIA Section Env-Wt Fill Criteria Section Env-Wt Breakwater Criteria Section Env-Wt Piers, Docks, Wharves, and Floats Criteria Section Env-Wt Jetty Criteria Section Env-Wt Mooring and Marina Criteria Section Env-Wt Pile, Crib, and Caisson Criteria Section Env-Wt Utility Line, Pole, Tower, and Antennae Criteria Section Env-Wt Boardwalk Criteria Section Env-Wt Trails, Roadways, Access.

8 And Boat Ramps Section Env-Wt Boathouses and Shoreline Slips Section Env-Wt Part Taking Precedence CHAPTER Env-Wt 700 PRIME WETLANDS PART Env-Wt 701 CRITERIA AND EVALUATION NEW HAMPSHIRE code OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES vii Env-Wt 100-800 Section Env-Wt Purpose Section Env-Wt Identification of Wetlands for Consideration as Prime Section Env-Wt Selection of Evaluation Criteria Section Env-Wt Selection of Designated Prime Wetlands PART Env-Wt 702 SUBMISSION Section Env-Wt Report Section Env-Wt Map Format Section Env-Wt Acceptance PART Env-Wt 703 PERMIT PROCESS Section Env-Wt Criteria for Approval Section Env-Wt Criteria for Mitigation and Compensation Section Env-Wt Public Hearing Section Env-Wt Delineation of Prime Wetland PART Env-Wt 704 NOTIFICATION PERMIT ISSUANCE AND APPEAL Section Env-Wt Permit Issuance Section Env-Wt Appeal CHAPTER Env-Wt 800 COMPENSATORY MITIGATION PART Env-Wt 801 PURPOSE, APPLICABILITY.

9 AND TYPE OF COMPENSATORY MITIGATION REQUIRED Section Env-Wt Purpose Section Env-Wt Applicability Section Env-Wt Type of Compensatory Mitigation Required PART Env-Wt 802 DEFINITIONS Section Env-Wt Conservation Easement Section Env-Wt Conservation Interest Section Env-Wt In-Lieu Fee Payment Section Env-Wt Permittee-Responsible Mitigation Section Env-Wt Qualified Professional PART Env-Wt 803 COMPENSATORY MITIGATION PROPOSALS Section Env-Wt Permittee-Responsible Mitigation Proposals Section Env-Wt In-Lieu Fee Mitigation Proposals Section Env-Wt Compensatory Mitigation Site Location Section Env-Wt Compensation Amount Section Env-Wt Compensatory Mitigation Ratios Section Env-Wt Alternative Compensatory Mitigation Proposals Section Env-Wt Criteria for Acceptance of In-Lieu Fee Payments Section Env-Wt Notification of Decision on a Proposed In-Lieu Fee Payment PART Env-Wt 804 UPLAND BUFFER PRESERVATION Section Env-Wt Location and Value Section Env-Wt Dimensions Section Env-Wt Incorporated Jurisdictional Areas Section Env-Wt Criteria for Evaluation of an Upland Buffer NEW HAMPSHIRE code OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES viii Env-Wt 100-800 PART Env-Wt 805 WETLAND RESTORATION OR CREATION Section Env-Wt Wetland Restoration or Creation Section Env-Wt Criteria for Evaluation Section Env-Wt Plans for Wetland Restoration or Creation Projects PART Env-Wt 806 REQUIREMENTS UPON PERMITTING Section Env-Wt Notification of Construct