New Hampshire § 486-A:5 Equitable Allocation of Costs

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 486-A:5 — Equitable Allocation of Costs

New Hampshire § 486-A:5

Title LWATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

Ch. 486-AAID TO PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 486-A:5 (2026).

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The department shall not approve any contribution for surface water treatment or for the formation or improvement of a regional water system or for evaluation of contribution of groundwaters to public wells that have record levels of chemical contaminants, excluding MTBE under this chapter unless it shall first have determined that the applicant:

I.Has adopted or will adopt a system of charges to assure that each recipient of water service within the applicant's jurisdiction, as determined by the department, will pay its proportionate share of the costs of operation and maintenance, including replacement, of water services provided by the applicant. For a regional water system project, the department must also determine that each public water system that is to make payments to the applica

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The department shall not approve any contribution for surface water treatment or for the formation or improvement of a regional water system or for evaluation of contribution of groundwaters to public wells that have record levels of chemical contaminants, excluding MTBE under this chapter unless it shall first have determined that the applicant:
I. Has adopted or will adopt a system of charges to assure that each recipient of water service within the applicant's jurisdiction, as determined by the department, will pay its proportionate share of the costs of operation and maintenance, including replacement, of water services provided by the applicant. For a regional water system project, the department must also determine that each public water system that is to make payments to the applicant for water service provided through area regional water system interconnection has adopted or will adopt a system of charges to assure that each recipient of water service within the public water system will pay its proportionate share of the such payments.
II. Has legal, institutional, managerial, and financial capability to ensure adequate construction, operation, and maintenance of water works throughout the applicant's jurisdiction.