New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Wt - Wetlands Programs
Chapter Env-Wt 300 - PERMITS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS; CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL WORK IN JURISDICTIONAL AREAS
Part Env-Wt 310 - SUBMISSIONS FOR EXPEDITED PERMITS (EXPs)
Section Env-Wt 310.04 - Permit Required for Small Motor Mineral Dredging (SMMD)
Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
(a) As required by RSA 482-A:3, XI(b), any person who wishes to engage in small motor mineral dredging (SMMD) shall obtain a permit from the department prior to engaging in such dredging. The permit shall be obtained as specified in Env-Wt 310.05 through Env-Wt 310.08.
(b) As provided in RSA 482-A:3, XI(a), SMMD shall be limited to minimum impact projects that do not exceed the following limits:
(c) As provided in RSA 482-A:3, XI(c), any person wishing to engage in mineral dredging that in any way exceeds the limits specified in (b), above, shall first obtain, in addition to a standard permit under Env-Wt 311, a mining permit from the department of natural and cultural resources pursuant to RSA 12-E.
(d) As required by RSA 482-A:3, XI(f), any person who has obtained a SMMD permit from the department shall, prior to engaging in any SMMD, obtain the written permission to engage in such activity from the riverbed landowner on whose property the activity is to be conducted.
