New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Wt - Wetlands Programs
Chapter Env-Wt 500 - PROJECT-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Part Env-Wt 511 - CONSTRUCTION OF WATER ACCESS STRUCTURES AND BEACH REPLENISHMENT
Section Env-Wt 511.07 - Beach Replenishment Project Classifications
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Env-Wt 511.07
Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
(a) Replenishment of sand on an existing beach shall be a minimum impact project only if all of the following criteria are met:
(1) The beach is an existing legal structure
as defined in Env-Wt 102;
(2) No
sand is placed below the normal high water line or limits of flowage rights, as
applicable;
(3) No work is done in
a wetland, watercourse, or PRA, except as provided in Env-Wt 407;
(4) No more than 10 CY of sand is used;
and
(5) The beach is not
replenished more frequently than once in any 6-year period.
(b) Replenishment of a beach shall be a minor impact project if the project meets the criteria in (a)(1)-(3), above, and either:
(1) The beach is
replenished more frequently than once in a 6-year period; or
(2) More than 10 CY of sand but not more than
20 CY of sand will be used.
(c) Replenishment of an existing legal beach shall be a major impact project if the project does not meet the criteria specified in (a) or (b), above.
(d) A beach that is not an existing legal structure shall not be replenished unless an after-the-fact permit is obtained for construction of the beach, which shall be classified as provided in Env-Wt 511.06.
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