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 514 - BANK/SHORELINE STABILIZATION: ALL PROJECTS
Section Env-Wt 514.04 - Design Requirements for All Bank/Shoreline Stabilization Projects

(a) Incorporate stormwater diversion and retention to minimize erosion;

(b) Retain natural vegetation to the maximum extent possible;

(c) If space and soil conditions allow, cut back unstable banks to a flatter slope and then plant with native, non-invasive trees, shrubs, and groundcover;

(d) Avoid and minimize impacts to adjacent properties and infrastructure;

(e) Avoid and minimize impacts to water quality;

(f) Avoid and minimize impacts to PRAs, avian nesting areas, fish spawning locations, and other wildlife habitat to meet the requirements of Env-Wt 514.02;

(g) Incorporate naturalized and semi-natural design techniques where practicable in accordance with "Guidelines for Naturalized River Channel Design and Bank Stabilization" dated February 2007, R. Schiff, J.G. MacBroom, and J. Armstrong Bonin, available as noted in Appendix B;

(h) For bioengineering projects, be in accordance with NEH 654, Technical Supplement 141, Streambank Soil Bioengineering, dated August 2007, NRCS, available as noted in Appendix B and at https://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/OpenNonWebContent.aspx?content=17818.wba; and

(i) For stream restoration projects, be in accordance with NEH 654, Stream Restoration Design, dated August, 2007, NRCS, available as noted in Appendix B and at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/water/manage/restoration/?cid=stelprdb1044707.