New Hampshire § 482-B:2 Definitions

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 482-B:2 — Definitions

New Hampshire § 482-B:2

Title LWATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

Ch. 482-BNEW HAMPSHIRE WATER WELL BOARD

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 482-B:2 (2026).

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For the purposes of this chapter:

I."Board" means the New Hampshire water well board established under RSA 482-B. I-a. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of environmental services. I-b. "Department" means the department of environmental services.

II."Person" includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or organization, or any combination thereof.

III."Pump installations" means and includes the industry, procedure, and all operations engaged in by any person, full time or part time, for compensation or otherwise, to connect a pump or pipe to a water system or its appurtenances, or to install a pump or pipe in a well.

IV."Pump installer" means a person who engages in pump installations. IV-a. "Technical drilling" means and includes the industry, procedure and all ope

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For the purposes of this chapter:
I. "Board" means the New Hampshire water well board established under RSA 482-B.
I-a. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of environmental services.
I-b. "Department" means the department of environmental services.
II. "Person" includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or organization, or any combination thereof.
III. "Pump installations" means and includes the industry, procedure, and all operations engaged in by any person, full time or part time, for compensation or otherwise, to connect a pump or pipe to a water system or its appurtenances, or to install a pump or pipe in a well.
IV. "Pump installer" means a person who engages in pump installations.
IV-a. "Technical drilling" means and includes the industry, procedure and all operations engaged in by any person, full time or part time, for compensation or otherwise, to conduct subsurface soil exploration, foundation borings including cased or auger borings, rock core drilling, and monitoring well installation.
IV-b. "Technical driller" means a person licensed to engage in technical drilling.
V. "Water well construction" means and includes the industry, procedure, and all operations engaged in by any person, full time or part time, for compensation or otherwise, to obtain water from a well by drilling, digging, developing including hydrofracturing, or other method, for any purpose or use.
VI. "Water well contractor" means a person who engages in water well construction.
VII. "Well" means a hole or shaft sunk into the earth which is deeper than it is wide to observe, sample, or withdraw groundwater, or to transfer heat to or from the subsurface.