New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Wt - Wetlands Programs
Chapter Env-Wt 600 - COASTAL LANDS AND TIDAL WATERS/WETLANDS
Part Env-Wt 608 - TIDAL BEACH MAINTENANCE AND STABILIZATION
Section Env-Wt 608.01 - Maintenance and Stabilization Activities on Public Tidal Beaches
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Env-Wt 608.01
Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
(a) Removal of seaweed, algae, or other debris (beach debris) from public tidal beaches shall not require a permit under RSA 482-A:3, provided:
(1) All work is done:
a. By the state or local agency responsible
for maintaining the public beach, or its authorized agent, not by private land
owners;
b. Between April 15 and
October 15; and
c. Using the
technique most appropriate for the work that will have the least environmental
impact;
(2) No work is
done in standing or flowing water;
(3) No work is done within 10 feet of sand
dunes or salt marshes, unless work is in a legally-existing developed
area;
(4) Disturbance and removal
of sand or other beach substrate is minimized to the maximum extent
practicable;
(5) Front-end bucket
loaders are only used:
a. To collect beach
debris if no other practicable means exist; and
b. To transport beach debris collected by
other means;
(6) The
state or local agency responsible for maintaining the beach consults with NHF
& G to avoid and minimize potential impacts to piping plovers and their
habitat; and
(7) If the agency
responsible for maintaining the beach intends to use equipment to remove sand
or other beach substrate, the agency provides written notification to the
department, which may be via email, in advance of the work by providing the
following information:
a. The date(s) and
location of the work;
b. The
estimated volume of material to be removed;
c. The method by which the material will be
removed; and
d. The location where
the material will be disposed.
(b) The use of motorized equipment and machinery to regrade and recontour public tidal beaches as necessary to maintain the integrity of seawalls by the NH DNCR, NHDOT, or the authorized agent(s) of either agency, shall not require a permit under RSA 482-A:3 provided:
(1) No work is done in standing or flowing
water:
(2) Wash-outs of materials
to adjacent tidal wetlands, waters, or to adjacent properties is
prevented;
(3) No work is done
within 10 feet of dunes or salt marshes, unless work is in a legally-existing
developed area;
(4) The removal of
sand or other beach substrate from the beach is minimized to the maximum extent
practicable; and
(5) Prior to
commencing the work, the agency responsible for the work provides written
notice to the department, which may be via email, by providing the following
information:
a. The date(s) and location of
the work; and
b. The methods and
equipment to be used to perform the work.
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