New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Wq - Water Quality and Quantity Programs
Chapter Env-Wq 400 - GROUNDWATER PROTECTION
Part Env-Wq 403 - LARGE GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS
Section Env-Wq 403.26 - Impact Monitoring and Reporting Program

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Env-Wq 403.26

Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025

(a) A permittee shall conduct an impact monitoring and reporting program when:

(1) Available information, including work completed in accordance with these rules, is not sufficient to verify that adverse impacts from the large withdrawal will not occur, provided the available information does not suggest that an impact:
a. Is irreversible; or

b. Will occur immediately; and

(2) Such a program is necessary to ensure that impact mitigation identified in Env-Wq 403.31 is effective in preventing adverse impacts from the withdrawal.

(b) The monitoring and reporting program shall monitor representative sites where the data collected can be used to ensure adverse impacts do not occur to water resources or users identified pursuant to Env-Wq 403.11 and Env-Wq 403.18.

(c) The monitoring and reporting program shall include wetlands monitoring in accordance with Env-Wq 403.27, groundwater monitoring in accordance with Env-Wq 403.28, surface water monitoring in accordance with Env-Wq 403.29, or water level monitoring in accordance with Env-Wq 403.30, or any combination thereof as needed based on the criteria in (a), above.

(d) The proposed impact monitoring and reporting program shall:

(1) Be presented in the final report; and

(2) Include a proposed implementation schedule in relation to the issuance date of the withdrawal permit or initiation of the withdrawal.

(e) Monitoring shall be adjusted during the permit period in accordance with permit modification procedures and criteria specified in Env-Wq 403.33.

(f) Monitoring results shall be presented in a tabular and graphic format and interpreted by a qualified professional.

(g) The impact monitoring and reporting program shall be a condition of the withdrawal permit.

(h) Monitoring results shall be reported as specified by permit conditions.

(See Revision Note at part heading for Env-Wq 403) #9569, eff 10-17-09

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