Section Env-Dw 902.15 - Protection of the Purity of Camp Brook Including the Upper and Lower Hanover Reservoirs and Hanover Center Reservoir and their Watersheds(a) The purpose of this section is to protect the purity of the water of Camp Brook, the Upper and Lower Hanover Reservoir and Hanover Center Reservoir, which constitute the principal drinking water supply for the town of Hanover.(b) This section shall apply within: (1) The Camp Brook watershed above the dam that is located at approximate latitude 43º 43' 11", longitude 72º 14' 57", in the town of Hanover; and(2) The Hanover Center watershed above the dam that is located at approximate latitude 43º 42' 53", longitude 72º 14' 15", in the town of Hanover.(c) Any person violating this section shall, in accordance with RSA 485:26, be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person or guilty of a felony if any other person.(d) In accordance with RSA 485:24, the health officer and the board of health of the town of Hanover and their duly authorized agents may act as agents of the department for the enforcement of this section in cooperation with the department.(e) Where any provision of this section is in conflict with local ordinances, the provision that is more protective of the surface water shall apply.(f) Any deviations from this section shall be by written consent of the department in accordance with Env-Dw 902.05. The provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the board of selectmen engaged in the performance of necessary duties for the protection and control of said brook and reservoirs.(g) In addition to any prohibitions adopted by local ordinance, the prohibitions that apply in the Camp Brook, Upper and Lower Hanover Reservoirs, and Hanover Center Reservoir watersheds described in (b) above, shall be as follows:(1) A person shall not build, continue, or maintain any building or structure of any kind in which animals or fowls are kept, within 75 feet of Camp Brook, the Upper and Lower Hanover Reservoirs, and the Hanover Center Reservoir in the town of Hanover or within 75 feet of any inlet thereto, or within 75 feet of any tributary to said brook or reservoirs;(2) A person shall not run any sewage, wastes, or waters that have been used for washing or cleansing materials, persons, or food into said reservoirs or brook or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto;(3) A person shall not throw or deposit any dead animal or fish or parts thereof, food, perishable or decayable material, manure, or human wastes into said reservoirs or brook or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto, or leave or allow any such materials to remain on the surface of ground within 75 feet of said reservoirs or brook or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto;(4) A person shall not throw any sawdust or allow any sawdust to fall, into said reservoirs or brook or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto;(5) A person shall not boat, bathe, swim, fish, or conduct on any activity of a recreational, occupational, or other nature, in the waters or on the ice of Camp Brook, the Upper and Lower Hanover Reservoirs, or the Hanover Center Reservoir, or tributaries thereto; and(6) A person shall not throw, deposit, or allow to remain upon the ice of the waters of said reservoirs or brook or any inlet thereof or tributary thereto upstream of the water works intake, any matter, waste, or materials such as are described in (2), (3), and (4) above.(h) The town of Hanover shall post a summary of the prohibitions contained in (g) above, at all public access locations where persons might reasonably be expected to access Camp Brook, the Upper and Lower Hanover Reservoirs, and the Hanover Center Reservoir or their tributaries. This posted summary may also contain any prohibitions enacted by local ordinance.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Dw 902.15
(See Revision Note at part heading for Env-Dw 902) #10602, eff 5-20-14
Amended by Volume XLI Number 45, Filed November 10, 2021, Proposed by #13286, Effective 10/26/2021, Expires 10/26/2031