New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Ws - Division of Water
Chapter Env-Ws 300 - NEW HAMPSHIRE DRINKING WATER RULES
Part Env-Ws 386 - RULES FOR PROTECTING THE PURITY OF REGULATED WATERSHEDS
Section Env-Ws 386.59 - Protection of the Purity of Round Pond and Rochester Reservoir and Their Watersheds
Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
(a) The purpose of this section is to protect the purity of the waters of Round Pond and the Rochester Reservoir which are principal drinking water supplies for the city of Rochester.
(b) This section shall apply within the Round Pond and the Rochester Reservoir watershed above the dam which is located at approximate latitude 43°17'18", longitude 71°02'33", in the:
(c) Any person violating this section shall, in accordance with RSA 485:26, be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person or guilty of a felony if any other person.
(d) In accordance with the provisions of RSA 485:24, the health officers and the boards of health of the city of Rochester and town of Barrington and their duly authorized agents, and the board of water commissioners of the city of Rochester and its duly authorized agents, may act as agents of the department for the enforcement of this section in cooperation with the department.
(e) Where any provision of this section is in conflict with local ordinances, the more stringent provision shall apply.
(f) Any deviations from this section shall be by written consent of the department in accordance with Env-Ws 386.04 and the city of Rochester. The provisions of this section shall not apply to employees of the board of water commissioners engaged in the performance of necessary duties for the protection and control of said pond or reservoir.
(g) In addition to any prohibitions adopted by local ordinance, the prohibitions that apply in the Round Pond and Rochester Reservoir watershed described in (b), above, shall be as follows:
(h) The city of Rochester shall post a summary of the prohibitions contained in (g) above at all public access locations where persons might reasonably be expected to access the Round Pond and the Rochester Reservoir or its tributaries. This posted summary may also contain any prohibitions enacted by local ordinance.
#6521, eff 6-4-97 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Ws 300); ss by #8360, INTERIM, eff 6-4-05, EXPIRES: 12-1-05; ss by #8500, eff 11-30-05