New Hampshire Statutes
§ 485-A:16 — Emergency
New Hampshire·Title L WATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION·Ch. 485-A WATER POLLUTION AND WASTE DISPOSAL·Subdivision Enforcement
If the department finds that an emergency has arisen from failure of or casualty to facilities for the control of pollution, the department may, if it finds that the best interests of the public will not unduly suffer, authorize any person for a reasonable time to discharge sewage or other wastes into surface waters or groundwaters, although such discharge would have the effect of lowering the quality of such waters below the adopted classification.
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Legislative History
1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.
Nearby Sections
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§ 485-A:1
Declaration of Purpose§ 485-A:10
Reclassification Procedure§ 485-A:11
Public Waters Classified§ 485-A:12
Enforcement of Classification§ 485-A:13
Water Discharge Permits§ 485-A:13-a
Groundwater Permit Fee§ 485-A:14
Prohibited Acts§ 485-A:15
§ 485-A:15§ 485-A:16
Emergency§ 485-A:17
Terrain Alteration§ 485-A:18
Investigation and Inspection; Records§ 485-A:19
Review of Orders§ 485-A:2
Definitions§ 485-A:20
Summons; Oath§ 485-A:21
Witnesses; Perjury