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 387 - MINOR GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL
Section Env-Ws 387.16 - Minor Withdrawal Permits

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Env-Ws 387.16

Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025

(a) The department shall issue or renew a minor withdrawal permit for a 10-year period effective beginning on the date of issue.

(b) Minor withdrawal permits shall specify maximum water volume limits based on:

(1) The need demonstrated in the conservation plan prepared in accordance with Env-Ws 387.05; and

(2) The maximum permissible water withdrawal volumes for the purpose of mitigating impacts from the withdrawal as determined pursuant to Env-Ws 387.06 - Env-Ws 387.15.

(c) The permittee shall notify the department in writing within 30 days of any change in ownership or address.

(d) Withdrawal permits shall include:

(1) The maximum volumes at which the new withdrawal may operate;

(2) The conservation management plan completed pursuant to Env-Ws 387.05 that demonstrates the need for the new withdrawal and describes how all the applicant's withdrawals will be operated to meet that need;

(3) The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the permittee;

(4) The name, address, and telephone number of the facility;

(5) A permit number;

(6) A permit expiration date; and

(7) A schedule of monitoring activities the applicant shall have to conduct including:
a. Cumulative flow meter readings at the start of each operating month;

b. Groundwater level in feet below a fixed point, at the start and in the middle of each operating month; and

c. Time and date of each reading.

(e) Additional permit conditions shall be established by the department when necessary to ensure that adverse impacts as determined by Env-Ws 388 do not occur.

#7490, eff 5-12-01; ss by #9459, INTERIM, eff 5-12-09, EXPIRED: 11-9-09

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