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Administrative Rules

Most administrative rules expire eight years from their effective date, and may be revised and readopted at any time. Rules with proposed or recently adopted language are marked with a red arrow (red arrow) below; the arrow means that new language has not been incorporated in the certified rules. In order to read any newly adopted language, you must go to the Proposed and Recently Adopted Rules page at http://www.des.state.nh.us/RuleMaking/

A paper copy of any DES rules may obtained from the DES Public Information Center, (603) 271-2975, or pip@des.state.nh.us.

DES is not responsible for errors occurring during the electronic downloading of administrative rules or other files that may alter the meaning or context of those files.

 
CERTIFIED RULES Hard Copy  
 
Air Program Rules (Env-A)
  • Env-A 100-4300 Rules Governing the Control of Air Pollution
        [red arrow See also Rulemaking page]
    		•  $30.00  
    Rules...
    * All Rules
     
    * Air Programs
     
    * Waste Programs
  •   Hazardous Waste
  •   Oil & Remediation
  •   Solid Waste
    • * Water Programs
  •   Dam
  •   Drinking Water
  •   Water Quality/
    Quality Rules
  •   Wetlands
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    * Cross-Program Rules
     
    * Boards and Councils
     
    * Proposed & Recently Adopted
     
    * Redesignation

    Hazardous Waste Program Rules (Env-Wm; Env-Hw)
  • Env-Wm 100-1100 Hazardous Waste Rules Table of Contents
    		• $20.00
  • Env-Wm 100 Organizational Rules
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  • Env-Wm 200 Procedural Rules
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  • Env-Wm 300 Permits
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  • Env-Wm 400 Identification And Listing Of Hazardous Wastes
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  • Env-Wm 500 Requirements For Hazardous Waste Generators
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  • Env-Wm 600 Requirements For Hazardous Waste Transporters
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  • Env-Wm 700 Requirements For Owners And Operators Of Hazardous Waste Facilities/Hazardous Waste Transfer Facilities
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  • Env-Wm 800 Requirements For Recycling Of Hazardous Wastes
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  • Env-Wm 900 Inspection And Enforcement
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  • Env-Wm 1000 Hazardous Waste Cleanup Fund
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  • Env-Wm 1100 Requirements For Universal Waste Management
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    Oil and Remediation Program Rules (Env-Wm; Env-Or)
  • Env-Or 600 Contaminated Site Management
        [red arrow See also Env-600 amendments under PROPOSED OIL & REMEDIATION RULES on Rulemaking page]

    		•  $3.00
  • Env-Or 700 Groundwater Release Detection Permits

    		•  $3.00
  • Env-Or 800 Brownfields Program Under RSA 147-F

    		•  $3.00
  • Env-Wm 1401 Underground Storage Facilities

    		•  $3.00
  • Env-Wm 1402 Control of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Facilities

    		•  $3.00
  • Env-Wm 1403 Groundwater Management & Groundwater Release Detection Permits [See Env-Or 600 and Env-Or 700]

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  • Env-Wm 1404 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs): Gasoline Dispensing Facilities, Bulk Gasoline Plants, and Cargo Trucks

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  • Env-Wm 1600 Standards for Reporting and Remediation of Oil Discharges [See Env-Or 600 and Env-Or 700]

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    Solid Waste Program Rules (Env-Sw)
  • Env-Sw 100-2100 Solid Waste Rules Table of Contents

    		•  $20.00
  • Env-Sw 100 Purpose, Applicability, and Definitions
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  • Env-Sw 200 Procedures
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  • Env-Sw 300 Permits
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  • Env-Sw 400 Collection, Storage, and Transfer Facility Requirements
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  • Env-Sw 500 Processing or Treatment Facility Requirements
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  • Env-Sw 600 Composting Facility Requirements
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  • Env-Sw 700 Incineration Facility Requirements
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  • Env-Sw 800 Landfill Requirements
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  • Env-Sw 900 Management of Certain Wastes
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  • Env-Sw 1000 Universal Facility Requirements
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  • Env-Sw 1100 Additional Facility Requirements
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  • Env-Sw 1200 Permit-by-Notification Facility Requirements
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  • Env-Sw 1300 Public Grants for Landfill and Incinerator Closure
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  • Env-Sw 1400 Financial Assurance
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  • Env-Sw 1500 Certification of Waste-Derived Products
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  • Env-Sw 1600 Solid Waste Facility Operator Training and Certification
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  • Env-Sw 1700 Requirements for Land Application of Wood Ash
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  • Env-Sw 1800 Reduction of Toxics in Packaging
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  • Env-Sw 1900 Solid Waste Management Districts
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  • Env-Sw 2000 Inspections
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  • Env-Sw 2100 Management and Control of Asbestos Disposal Sites Not Operated After July 10, 1981
    		•  $2.00
     
     

    Dam Program and Related Rules (Env-Wr)
  • Env-Wr 100-700 Dam Rules

    		•  $10.00
  • Env-Wr 900 Official List of Public Waters
    		•  $1.50
     

    Drinking Water and Related Rules (Env-Ws; Env-Dw)
  • Env-Dw 301 Small Production Wells for Small Community Water Systems

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Dw 302 Large Production Wells for Community Water Systems

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Dw 303 Groundwater Sources of Bottled Water

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  • Env-Dw 601 Capacity Assurance for Public Water Systems
    [red arrow  see Env-Dw 601 under Recently Adopted Drinking Water & Related Rules on Rulemaking page]

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  • Env-Dw 602 Capacity Assurance for Proposed Public Water Systems
    [red arrow  see Env-Dw 602 under Recently Adopted Drinking Water & Related Rules on Rulemaking page]

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  • Env-Dw 901 Groundwater Reclassification Rules (previously Env-Ws 420)

    		•  $2.00
  • Env-Dw 1100 Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund

    		•  $2.00
  • Env-Ws 301-308 Introduction to Drinking Water Rules

    		• $1.50
  • Env-Ws 310-316 Drinking Water Quality Standards

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 320-339 Monitoring, Reporting, Compliance - Lab Methods

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 341-347 Variance, Exemption, BAT

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 351-359 Public Notification by Public Water Systems

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 360 - 362 General Operational Requirements for Public Water Systems

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 363 Capacity Assurance for Existing Public Water Systems
    [red arrow  See Env-Dw 601 under Recently Adopted Drinking Water & Related Rules on Rulemaking page]

    		• $1.50
  • Env-Ws 364 Backflow Prevention

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 367 Operator Certification

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 370 General Design Standards: Systems Serving 1,000 Or More People

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 371 Capacity Assurance for Proposed Public Water Systems
    [red arrow  See Env-Dw 602 under Recently Adopted Drinking Water & Related Rules on Rulemaking page]

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 372 Design Standards for Small Community Public Water Systems

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 373 Design Standards for Non-Community Public Water Systems

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 374-377 Design Standards for Large Public Water Systems

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 378 Site Selection of Wells for Community Water Systems
    [red arrow See Env-Dw 301]

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  • Env-Ws 379 Site Selection of Large Production Wells for Community Water Systems
    [red arrow See Env-Dw 302]

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  • Env-Ws 380 Filtration, Disinfection, Treatment Plant and Waste Recycling Rule

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 381 Corrosion Control Treatment, Lead and Copper Action Levels

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 382 Disinfectant/Disinfection Byproducts

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  • Env-Ws 384 Underground Injection Control Rule

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  • Env-Ws 386 Protecting the Purity of Regulated Watersheds

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 387 Minor Groundwater Withdrawals

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 388 Major Groundwater Withdrawals

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 389 Groundwater Sources of Bottled Water [See Env-Dw 303]

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 390 Water Conservation

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  • Env-Ws 393 Public Water Supply Grants

    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 394 Water Supply Land Grant Program

    		•  $1.50
     

    Water Quality/Quantity Rules (Env-Ws; Env-Wq)
  • Env-Wq 401 Best Management Practices for Groundwater Protection (previously Env-Ws 421)

    		•  $2.00
  • Env-Wq 402 Groundwater Discharge Permits and Registrations (formerly Env-Ws 1500)

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  • Env-Ws 401 State Surface Water Discharge Permits

    		•  $1.00
  • Env-Ws 415 Permits for RSA 485-A:17 Activities (Rules Implementing Alteration of Terrain Program)

    		•  $3.00
  • Env-Ws 420 Groundwater Reclassification [See Env-Dw 901]

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  • Env-Ws 421 Best Management Practices for Preventing Groundwater Contamination [See Env-Wq 401]

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  • Env-Ws 451-455 Water Quality Certification Regulations (401 Water Quality Certificate)

    		•  $2.00
  • Env-Wq 500 Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund

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  • Env-Wq 600 Selection of Consulting Engineers

    		•  $1.00
  • Env-Wq 700 Standards of Design and Construction for Sewerage and Wastewater Treatment Facilities

    		•  $15.00
  • Env-Wq 800 Sludge Management

    		•  $3.00
  • Env-Ws 901 Regulations Relating to the Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators

    		•  $1.00
  • Env-Ws 904 Standards for Pretreatment of Industrial Wastewater

    		•  N/C
  • Env-Ws 905 Standards for Management of Mercury-Containing Amalgam

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  • Env-Wq 1000 Subdivision and Individual Sewage Disposal System Design Rules
    [red arrow  See Recently Adopted Water Quality/Quantity Rules on Rulemaking page]

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  • Env-Wq 1100 Public Bathing Places

    		•  $2.00
  • Env-Ws 1120 Rules Pertaining to the Operation of Youth Recreation Camps

    		•  $2.00
  • Env-Wq 1200 Winnipesaukee River Basin Program

    		•  $3.00
  • Env-Wq 1300 NH Clean Lakes Program

    		•  $2.00
  • Env-Wq 1400 Shoreland Protection
    [red arrow  See Env-Wq 1400 under Recently Adopted Water Quality/Quantity Rules on Rulemaking page]

    		•  $2.00
  • Env-Ws 1500 Groundwater Discharge Permit and Registration [See Env-Wq 402]

    		•  $3.00
  • Env-Wq 1600 Septage Management Rules

    		•  $3.00
  • Env-Ws 1700 Surface Water Quality Regulations
    [red arrow  See Env-Ws 1700 INTERIM under Recently Adopted Water Quality/Quantity Rules on Rulemaking page]
    [red arrow  See also Env-Wq 1700 under Proposed Water Quality/Quantity Rules on Rulemaking page]

    		•  $5.00
  • Env-Wq 1800 Rivers Management and Protection (formerly Env-C 700)
    		•  $1.50
  • Env-Ws 1900 Rules for the Protection of Instream Flow on Designated Rivers

    		•  $3.00
  • Env-Wq 2000 Coastal Program Grant Rules
    		•  $1.00
     

    Wetlands Rules (Env-Wt)
  • Env-Wt 100-800 Wetlands Rules
    [red arrow  See also "Delineation of Vernal Pools; Logging Operations" (with related definitions) under Recently Adopted Wetlands Rules on Rulemaking page]
    [red arrow  See also "Fetch; Dock Design; Aquatic Exotic Plant Control" (and related definitions) under Recently Adopted Wetlands Rules on Rulemaking page]
    		• $5.00
     

    Cross-Program Rules (Env-C)
  • Env-C 200 Rules of Practice and Procedure
    [red arrow  See Env-C 212.01 under Recently Adopted Cross-Program Rules on Rulemaking page]

    		•  $2.00
  • Env-C 300 Laboratory Accreditation
    [red arrow  See Env-C 300 under Recently Adopted Cross-Program Rules on Rulemaking Page]

    		•  $2.00
  • Env-C 500 State Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund
    [red arrow  See Env-Wq 500]

    		•  $2.00
  • Env-C 510-522 Drinking Water Revolving Fund

    • [red arrow  See Env-Dw 1100]

    		 $2.00
  • Env-C 601 Administrative Fine Procedures

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  • Env-C 602-616 Administrative Fine Schedules
    [red arrow  See also recently adopted Env-C 602-616 INTERIM under Proposed Cross-Program Rules on Rulemaking page]

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  • Env-C 700 Rivers Management and Protection Program [See Env-Wq 1800]
    		• $2.00
     

    Board and Council Rules
  • Env-AC 200 Procedural Rules-Air Resources Council

    		•  $2.00
  • Env-WMC 200 Procedural Rules-Waste Management Council

    		•  $2.00
  • Env-WC 100 & 200 Water Council Organizational & Procedural Rules
    [red arrow  See Env-WC 100 and Env-WC 200 under Recently Adopted Council and Board Rules on Rulemaking page]

    		•  $2.00
  • Odb 100-600 Oil Fund Disbursement Board

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  • We 100-1000 Water Well Board Rules
    [red arrow  See We 100, We 200, and We 300-1000 under Proposed Council and Board Rules on Rulemaking page]

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  • Env-WtC 100 & 200 Wetlands Council Rules

    		•  $2.00
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