N.H. Admin. Code § Soil 302.04

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Soil 302.04 - Experience Requirements

Experience in the practice of wetland science shall be determined as follows:

(a) A minimum one year of the experience requirement shall be actual field delineation of wetland boundaries pursuant to RSA 310-A:84, II-b (a); and

(b) Presentation of 6 or more wetland delineation plans with all wetlands classified according to Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States, FWS/OBS-79/31;

(c) One of the delineation plans shall include a complete assessment of functions and values using either the method for the Comparative Evaluation of Nontidal Wetlands in New Hampshire, published March 1991 or US Army Corps of Engineers, Highway Methodology Workbook Supplement, published September 2009, for candidates pursuant to RSA 310-A:84, II-a (a);

(d) Four of the delineation plansshall utilize the standards of the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual, Technical Report 4-87-1, (January, 1987), Interim Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Northcentral and Northeast Region, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, published October 2009, and the remainder shall meet the requirements of a state or federal regulatory agency; or

(e) A minimum of 3 years of the experience requirement shall be actual field delineation of wetland boundaries and the preparation of wetland maps, the classification of wetlands, the preparation of wetland function and value assessments, the design of wetland mitigation, the implementation of wetland mitigation, the monitoring of wetlands functions and values, and preparation of associated reports, pursuant to RSA 310-A:84, II-b (b); and

(f) Presentation of 18 or more wetland delineation plans classified according to Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States, FWS/OBS-79/31; for candidates pursuant to RSA 310-A:84, II-b, 12 of which shall utilize the standards of the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual, Technical Report 4-87-1, (January, 1987) Interim Regional Supplement published October 2009 to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Northcentral and Northeast Region, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , three of which must include a complete assessment of functions and values using either the method for the Comparative Evaluation of Nontidal Wetlands in New Hampshire, published March 1991 or US Army Corps of Engineers, Highway Methodology Workbook Supplement, published September 2009 and the remainder shall meet the requirements of a state or federal regulatory agency.

N.H. Admin. Code § Soil 302.04

#6881, eff 11-13-98; ss by #8222, eff 12-4-04; ss by #9886-A, eff 3-11-11