New Hampshire § 482:9 Preliminary Filing of Information

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 482:9 — Preliminary Filing of Information

New Hampshire § 482:9

Title LWATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

Ch. 482DAMS, MILLS, AND FLOWAGE

SubdivisionErection and Inspection of Dams

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 482:9 (2026).

Text

I. No person shall begin the construction or reconstruction of any dam until:

(a)The person has filed with the department a statement of the height of the proposed dam and the location at which it is to be erected and any other information the department may require.

(b)A permit has been issued by the department. II. The filing of the statement required by paragraph I or an application required by RSA 482:5 shall be accompanied by a fee for each statement or application filed. The fee shall be deposited in the dam maintenance fund established in RSA 482:55 to be used for the permitting of dams. The fee shall be as follows:

(a)Non-hazard potential dam $4,000

(b)Low hazard potential dam $6,000

(c)Significant hazard potential dam $8,000

(d)High hazard potential dam $8,000 III. After rec

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I. No person shall begin the construction or reconstruction of any dam until:
(a) The person has filed with the department a statement of the height of the proposed dam and the location at which it is to be erected and any other information the department may require.
(b) A permit has been issued by the department.
II. The filing of the statement required by paragraph I or an application required by RSA 482:5 shall be accompanied by a fee for each statement or application filed. The fee shall be deposited in the dam maintenance fund established in RSA 482:55 to be used for the permitting of dams. The fee shall be as follows:
(a) Non-hazard potential dam $4,000
(b) Low hazard potential dam $6,000
(c) Significant hazard potential dam $8,000
(d) High hazard potential dam $8,000
III. After receipt of the statement required under paragraph I of this section if the department shall be of the opinion that the proposed dam, if improperly constructed or reconstructed, would be a menace to the public safety, it shall notify the owner or applicant, and the construction or reconstruction of the dam shall not begin until plans and specifications shall have been filed and a permit for construction issued by the department.
IV. [Repealed.]
V. The department shall not permit the construction or reconstruction of any significant hazard potential or high hazard potential dam unless:
(a) The dam provides a public benefit of water supply, flood control, storage or treatment of industrial, agricultural, commercial, or municipal wastes, hydropower, public recreation, or preservation of historic or cultural resources; or
(b) The reconstruction is ordered by the department to correct a deficiency identified by the department.

Legislative History

1989, 339:1. 1990, 3:83. 1996, 228:106. 1997, 122:3, 4; 178:1, 2. 2000, 182:2. 2006, 306:5, 6. 2007, 329: 3, 5, eff. July 1, 2007. 2025, 141:172, eff. July 1, 2025.