N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Wt 610.17

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section Env-Wt 610.17 - Project Classifications

(a) A major project shall be:

(1) Any dredging, filling, or construction activity, or any combination thereof, that is proposed to:

a. Occur within 100 feet of the HOTL; and

b. Alter any tidal shoreline bank, tidal flat, wetlands, surface water, or undeveloped uplands; or

(2) A project that would be major based on an aggregation of projects under Env-Wt 400.

(b) A minor project shall be any dredging, filling, or construction activity, or any combination thereof, that:

(1) Involves work within 75 feet of a saltmarsh in the developed upland tidal buffer;

(2) Is not a major project; and

(3) Will disturb 3,000 SF or more but less than 10,000 SF in the developed upland tidal buffer.

(c) A minimum impact project shall be any dredging, filling, or construction activity, or any combination thereof, that:

(1) Is in a previously developed upland area;

(2) Is within 100 feet of the HOTL; and

(3) Will disturb less than 3,000 SF.

N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Wt 610.17

Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 28, Filed July 11, 2019, Proposed by #12806, Effective 12/15/2019, Expires 12/15/2029.

Amended by Volume XL Number 7, Filed February 13, 2020, Proposed by #12976, Effective 1/22/2020, Expires 1/22/2030.