485-C:21-a Conservation Management Plan Not Required. –
The department may grant a renewable exemption from the rules for water conservation practices under RSA 485:61 to any municipality with a water balance of less than 15 percent. The municipality shall calculate the water balance each calendar year after the well is permitted, and such balance and all components defined in the balance shall be submitted to the department no later than the first day of March following the year to which the water balance pertains. The department shall not grant an exemption to any municipality that fails to submit a water balance of less than 15 percent by such date.