New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Wt - Wetlands Programs
Chapter Env-Wt 700 - PRIME WETLANDS
Part Env-Wt 701 - PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS; STATUTORY PARAMETERS; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
Section Env-Wt 701.02 - Definitions
Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Local authority" means the local body having authority to designate, map, and document prime wetlands pursuant to RSA 482-A:15, I(a), reprinted in Appendix D;
(b) "Prime wetlands/buffer" means prime wetlands as defined in RSA 482-A:15, I-a and Env-Wt 100, or a duly-established 100-foot buffer as defined in Env-Wt 100, or both, as applicable in the context used; and
(c) "Significant net loss" means a loss that is unlikely to be reversed through natural processes within one year.
#1825, eff 10-5-81; ss by #2512, eff 10-19-83; ss by #2924, eff 12-11-84, EXPIRED: 12-11-90
New.#5028, eff 12-20-90; ss by #5486, eff 10-14-92; ss by #6498-B, eff 4-23-97, EXPIRED: 4-23-05
New.#8341, eff 4-25-05 (See Revision Note at chapter heading of Env-Wt 700)
