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CHAPTER Env-Wt 100 DEFINITIONS; ACCESS TO RECORDS

PART Env-Wt 101 DEFINITIONS INCORPORATED

Section Env-Wt 101.01 Definitions Relating to Coastal Lands and Tidal Waters

Section Env-Wt 101.02 Definitions Relating to Stream Crossings

Section Env-Wt 101.03 Terms Defined in Best Management Practices Manuals

PART Env-Wt 102 DEFINITIONS: A THROUGH E

Section Env-Wt 102.01 100-Year Floodplain

Section Env-Wt 102.02 Abandoned

Section Env-Wt 102.03 Abutter

Section Env-Wt 102.04 Abutting Property

Section Env-Wt 102.05 Accessory Docking Structure

Section Env-Wt 102.06 Administratively Complete

Section Env-Wt 102.07 After-the-Fact Application

Section Env-Wt 102.08 After-the Fact Permit

Section Env-Wt 102.09 Applicant

Section Env-Wt 102.10 Application

Section Env-Wt 102.11 Authorized Agent

Section Env-Wt 102.12 Avoidance

Section Env-Wt 102.13 Avoidance, Minimization, Mitigation

Section Env-Wt 102.14 Avoid and Minimize

Section Env-Wt 102.15 Bank

Section Env-Wt 102.16 Beach

Section Env-Wt 102.17 Best Management Wetlands Practices for Agriculture (Agriculture BMWPs)

Section Env-Wt 102.18 Best Management Practices for Avoidance and Minimization (A/M BMPs)

Section Env-Wt 102.19 Best Management Practices for Forestry Operations (Forestry BMPs)

Section Env-Wt 102.20 Best Management Practices for Control of Invasive Plants (Invasive Plant BMPs)

Section Env-Wt 102.21 Best Management Practices for Marinas (Marina BMPs)

Section Env-Wt 102.22 Best Management Practices for Routine Roadway Maintenance (Routine Roadway BMPs)

Section Env-Wt 102.23 Best Management Practices for Trail Construction and Maintenance (Trail BMPs)

Section Env-Wt 102.24 Best Management Practices for Utility Maintenance (Utility BMPs)

Section Env-Wt 102.25 Best Management Practices for Water Quality (Water Quality BMPs)

Section Env-Wt 102.26 Bioengineered Bank Stabilization

Section Env-Wt 102.27 Boardwalk

Section Env-Wt 102.28 Boat Slip

Section Env-Wt 102.29 Boathouse

Section Env-Wt 102.30 Bog

Section Env-Wt 102.31 Breakwater

Section Env-Wt 102.32 Bulkhead

Section Env-Wt 102.33 Canopy

Section Env-Wt 102.34 Certified Professional Erosion and Sediment Control Specialist (CPESC Specialist)

Section Env-Wt 102.35 Certified Wetland Scientist

Section Env-Wt 102.36 Commercial Docking Structure

Section Env-Wt 102.37 Commissioner

Section Env-Wt 102.38 Compensatory Mitigation

Section Env-Wt 102.39 Conservation Area

Section Env-Wt 102.40 Conservation Commission

Section Env-Wt 102.41 Conservation Project

Section Env-Wt 102.42 Construction Activity

Section Env-Wt 102.43 Continued Agricultural Use

Section Env-Wt 102.44 Corduroy

Section Env-Wt 102.45 Crib

Section Env-Wt 102.46 Cropland

Section Env-Wt 102.47 DataCheck

Section Env-Wt 102.48 DataCheck Tool

Section Env-Wt 102.49 Deck

Section Env-Wt 102.50 Deck Area

Section Env-Wt 102.51 Defined Channel

Section Env-Wt 102.52 Department

Section Env-Wt 102.53 Design Fetch

Section Env-Wt 102.54 Designated River

Section Env-Wt 102.55 Director

Section Env-Wt 102.56 Docking Structure

Section Env-Wt 102.57 Dock

Section Env-Wt 102.58 Dolphin

Section Env-Wt 102.59 Dredge

Section Env-Wt 102.60 Dredged Material

Section Env-Wt 102.61 Dredging Activity

Section Env-Wt 102.62 Duly-Established 100-Foot Buffer

Section Env-Wt 102.63 Ecological Integrity

Section Env-Wt 102.64 Ephemeral Stream

Section Env-Wt 102.65 Erosion Control

Section Env-Wt 102.66 Erosional Features Caused by Proximate Human Activity

Section Env-Wt 102.67 Excavate

Section Env-Wt 102.68 Existing Legal Structure

Section Env-Wt 102.69 Exotic Aquatic Weeds

Section Env-Wt 102.70 Expedited Permit (EXP)

PART Env-Wt 103 DEFINITIONS: F THROUGH P

Section Env-Wt 103.01 Federal Classification Method

Section Env-Wt 103.02 Federal Delineation Method

Section Env-Wt 103.03 Fetch

Section Env-Wt 103.04 Fill

Section Env-Wt 103.05 Fill

Section Env-Wt 103.06 Filling Activity

Section Env-Wt 103.07 Finger

Section Env-Wt 103.08 Flats

Section Env-Wt 103.09 Float

Section Env-Wt 103.10 Floodplain Wetland

Section Env-Wt 103.11 Forest Management Activities

Section Env-Wt 103.12 Forester

Section Env-Wt 103.13 Functional Assessment

Section Env-Wt 103.14 Grandfathered Structure

Section Env-Wt 103.15 Hardened Shoreline

Section Env-Wt 103.16 Hydric Soil

Section Env-Wt 103.17 Hydrologic Integrity

Section Env-Wt 103.18 Ice Cluster

Section Env-Wt 103.19 Impact Analysis

Section Env-Wt 103.20 In the Dry

Section Env-Wt 103.21 Intermittent Stream

Section Env-Wt 103.22 Invasive Species

Section Env-Wt 103.23 Jetty

Section Env-Wt 103.24 Jurisdiction

Section Env-Wt 103.25 Jurisdictional Area

Section Env-Wt 103.26 Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)

Section Env-Wt 103.27 LAC Jurisdiction

Section Env-Wt 103.28 Local Advisory Committee (LAC)

Section Env-Wt 103.29 Local Governing Body

Section Env-Wt 103.30 Located Adjacent to a Structure to Which a Watercraft May Be Secured

Section Env-Wt 103.31 Lower Scrutiny Approval (LSA)

Section Env-Wt 103.32 Maintenance

Section Env-Wt 103.33 Major Docking System

Section Env-Wt 103.34 Major Project

Section Env-Wt 103.35 Man-Made Drainage Ditch

Section Env-Wt 103.36 Marina

Section Env-Wt 103.37 Marsh

Section Env-Wt 103.38 Minimization

Section Env-Wt 103.39 Minimization Measures

Section Env-Wt 103.40 Minimum Impact Project

Section Env-Wt 103.41 Minor Project

Section Env-Wt 103.42 Mooring

Section Env-Wt 103.43 Municipality

Section Env-Wt 103.44 Natural Heritage Bureau (NHB)

Section Env-Wt 103.45 Navigable Frontage

Section Env-Wt 103.46 NH Method

Section Env-Wt 103.47 Non-Tidal Wetland

Section Env-Wt 103.48 Normal Agricultural Operations

Section Env-Wt 103.49 Normal High Water Line

Section Env-Wt 103.50 Ordinary High Water Mark

Section Env-Wt 103.51 Perched Beach

Section Env-Wt 103.52 Person

Section Env-Wt 103.53 Perennial Stream

Section Env-Wt 103.54 Permanent Dock

Section Env-Wt 103.55 Permanent Impacts

Section Env-Wt 103.56 Permit Action

Section Env-Wt 103.57 Permit-By-Notification (PBN)

Section Env-Wt 103.58 Permit Jurisdiction

Section Env-Wt 103.59 Pier

Section Env-Wt 103.60 Pile

Section Env-Wt 103.61 Poorly Drained Soils

Section Env-Wt 103.62 Practicable

Section Env-Wt 103.63 Preservation

Section Env-Wt 103.64 Primary Vernal Pool Indicators

Section Env-Wt 103.65 Priority Resource Area (PRA)

Section Env-Wt 103.66 Private Docking Structure

Section Env-Wt 103.67 Professional Engineer

Section Env-Wt 103.68 Protected Species or Habitat

Section Env-Wt 103.69 Public Docking Structure

Section Env-Wt 103.70 Public Hearing

Section Env-Wt 103.71 Public Infrastructure

Section Env-Wt 103.72 Public Project

Section Env-Wt 103.73 Public Trust Surface Waters

PART Env-Wt 104 DEFINITIONS: Q THROUGH Z

Section Env-Wt 104.01 Qualifying Criteria

Section Env-Wt 104.02 Reconfiguration

Section Env-Wt 104.03 Reconstruction

Section Env-Wt 104.04 Reference Line

Section Env-Wt 104.05 Repair

Section Env-Wt 104.06 Replacement Structure

Section Env-Wt 104.07 Retaining Wall

Section Env-Wt 104.08 Revetment

Section Env-Wt 104.09 Rip-Rap

Section Env-Wt 104.10 Roadway

Section Env-Wt 104.11 Rocker Box

Section Env-Wt 104.12 Routine Roadway Maintenance Activities

Section Env-Wt 104.13 Scrub-Shrub Wetland

Section Env-Wt 104.14 Seasonal Dock

Section Env-Wt 104.15 Secondary Vernal Pool Indicators

Section Env-Wt 104.16 Sedimentation

Section Env-Wt 104.17 Shoal

Section Env-Wt 104.18 Shoreline Frontage

Section Env-Wt 104.19 Significant Environmental Impact

Section Env-Wt 104.20 Significant Function Wetland

Section Env-Wt 104.21 Silt Fence

Section Env-Wt 104.22 Sluice

Section Env-Wt 104.23 Soft Bank Stabilization Components

Section Env-Wt 104.24 Standard Permit

Section Env-Wt 104.25 State General Permits (SGPs)

Section Env-Wt 104.26 Statutory Permit-By-Notification (SPN)

Section Env-Wt 104.27 Stream Channel

Section Env-Wt 104.28 Stream Crossing

Section Env-Wt 104.29 Stream Restoration

Section Env-Wt 104.30 Structure

Section Env-Wt 104.31 Subject Property

Section Env-Wt 104.32 Substantial Public Interest

Section Env-Wt 104.33 Surface Water

Section Env-Wt 104.34 Surface Waters of the State

Section Env-Wt 104.35 Swamp

Section Env-Wt 104.36 Temporary Impacts

Section Env-Wt 104.37 Trail Activities

Section Env-Wt 104.38 Turbidity Barrier

Section Env-Wt 104.39 Turbidity Control

Section Env-Wt 104.40 US ACE Regional Supplement

Section Env-Wt 104.41 USGS Map

Section Env-Wt 104.42 Upland

Section Env-Wt 104.43 Upland Buffer

Section Env-Wt 104.44 Vernal Pool

Section Env-Wt 104.45 Very Poorly Drained Soils

Section Env-Wt 104.46 Water Access Structure

Section Env-Wt 104.47 Water Quality Control Measures

Section Env-Wt 104.48 Watercourse

Section Env-Wt 104.49 Watercraft

Section Env-Wt 104.50 Watershed

Section Env-Wt 104.51 Wave Attenuator

Section Env-Wt 104.52 Weep Hole

Section Env-Wt 104.53 Wet Meadow

Section Env-Wt 104.54 Wetland

Section Env-Wt 104.55 Wetland Creation

Section Env-Wt 104.56 Wetland Enhancement

Section Env-Wt 104.57 Wetland Functions

Section Env-Wt 104.58 Wetland Permit Planning Tool (WPPT)

Section Env-Wt 104.59 Wetland Restoration

Section Env-Wt 104.60 Wetlands Council

Section Env-Wt 104.61 Wetlands Rules

Section Env-Wt 104.62 Wharf

Section Env-Wt 104.63 Wildlife Action Plan (WAP)

Section Env-Wt 104.64 Wildlife-Friendly Erosion Control Materials

Section Env-Wt 104.65 Working Day

PART Env-Wt 105 MAINTENANCE OF AND ACCESS TO FILES

Section Env-Wt 105.01 Retention of Files

Section Env-Wt 105.02 Access to Files

CHAPTER Env-Wt 200 HEARINGS, APPEALS, AND WAIVER REQUESTS

PART Env-Wt 201 PURPOSE; APPLICABILITY

Section Env-Wt 201.01 Purpose

Section Env-Wt 201.02 Applicability

PART Env-Wt 202 PERMIT APPLICATION HEARINGS

Section Env-Wt 202.01 Permit Application Hearings: When Held

Section Env-Wt 202.02 Permit Application Hearings: Timing

Section Env-Wt 202.03 Permit Application Hearings: Procedures

PART Env-Wt 203 APPEALS OF DECISIONS MADE UNDER RSA 482-A

Section Env-Wt 203.01 Definitions

Section Env-Wt 203.02 Appealing an Enforcement Decision

Section Env-Wt 203.03 Appealing a Permitting Decision

Section Env-Wt 203.04 Action on Remand: Initial Review, Determination of Additional Information Required

Section Env-Wt 203.05 Action on Remand: Decision

PART Env-Wt 204 WAIVERS

Section Env-Wt 204.01 Purpose

Section Env-Wt 204.02 Procedures

Section Env-Wt 204.03 Content of Waiver Requests

Section Env-Wt 204.04 Signature Required

Section Env-Wt 204.05 Criteria for Waivers to Rules

Section Env-Wt 204.06 Criteria for Waivers under RSA 482-A:26, III(b)

Section Env-Wt 204.07 Decisions

Section Env-Wt 204.08 Suspension, Revocation, or Modifications of Waivers

CHAPTER Env-Wt 300 PERMITS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS; CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL WORK IN JURISDICTIONAL AREAS

PART Env-Wt 301 RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 302 RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 303 RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 304 RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 305 PURPOSE; APPLICABILITY; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

Section Env-Wt 305.01 Purpose

Section Env-Wt 305.02 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 305.03 Abbreviations and Acronyms

PART Env-Wt 306 ACTIVITIES REQUIRING A PERMIT OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION; REQUIRED PLANNING FOR ALL PROJECTS; WHEN ABUTTER NOTIFICATION REQUIRED

Section Env-Wt 306.01 Activities Eligible for a Statutory Permit by Notification (SPN)

Section Env-Wt 306.02 Activities Eligible For a Lower Scrutiny Approval (LSA)

Section Env-Wt 306.03 Activities Eligible for an Expedited Permit (EXP)

Section Env-Wt 306.04 Activities Requiring a Standard Permit: When Standard Permits Are An Option

Section Env-Wt 306.05 Required Planning For All Projects

Section Env-Wt 306.06 Abutter Notification

PART Env-Wt 307 CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL ACTIVITIES IN JURISDICTIONAL AREAS

Section Env-Wt 307.01 Purpose and Applicability

Section Env-Wt 307.02 Requirements for Coverage Under State General Permits

Section Env-Wt 307.03 Protection of Water Quality Required

Section Env-Wt 307.04 Protection of Fisheries and Breeding Areas Required

Section Env-Wt 307.05 Protection Against Invasive Species Required

Section Env-Wt 307.06 Protection of Rare, Threatened or Endangered Species and Critical Habitat

Section Env-Wt 307.07 Consistency Required with Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act

Section Env-Wt 307.08 Protection of Designated Prime Wetlands and Duly-Established 100-Foot Buffers

Section Section Env-Wt 307.09 Shoreline Structures

Section Env-Wt 307.10 Dredging Activity Conditions

Section Env-Wt 307.11 Filling Activity Conditions

Section Env-Wt 307.12 Restoring Temporary Impacts; Site Stabilization

Section Env-Wt 307.13 Property Line Setbacks

Section Env-Wt 307.14 Rock Removal

Section Env-Wt 307.15 Use of Heavy Equipment in Wetlands

Env-Wt 307.16 Adherence to Approved Plans Required

Section Env-Wt 307.17 Unpermitted Activities

Section Env-Wt 307.18 Reports

PART Env-Wt 308 ACTIVITIES ALLOWED OR PROHIBITED BY STATUTE

Section Env-Wt 308.01 Activities Exempted by Statute from Permit Requirements

Section Env-Wt 308.02 Clarification of Statutory Exemptions

Section Env-Wt 308.03 Activities Prohibited or Limited by Statute

Section Env-Wt 308.04 Statutory Permits-by-Notification (SPNs)

Section Env-Wt 308.05 Activation of an SPN

Section Env-Wt 308.06 SPN Notifications

Section Env-Wt 308.07 Post-Notification Requirements for SPNs other than Utility Project SPNs

Section Env-Wt 308.08 Conditions for SPNs

PART Env-Wt 309 LOWER SCRUTINY APPROVALS (LSAs)

Section Env-Wt 309.01 Applicability; Types of LSAs

Section Env-Wt 309.02 Projects Conditionally Authorized By Rule

Section Env-Wt 309.03 Registrations for Routine Roadway Maintenance Activities

Section Env-Wt 309.04 Information Required for Routine Roadway Maintenance Registrations

Section Env-Wt 309.05 Availability of Permit-by-Notification (PBN)

Section Env-Wt 309.06 PBN Application Requirements

Section Env-Wt 309.07 PBN Review Procedures

Section Env-Wt 309.08 Conditions for PBNs

Section Env-Wt 309.09 Work Subsequent to Work Under a PBN; Reclassification

PART Env-Wt 310 SUBMISSIONS FOR EXPEDITED PERMITS (EXPs)

Section Env-Wt 310.01 EXP Submission Requirements

Section Env-Wt 310.02 EXP Review Procedures

Section Env-Wt 310.03 Conditions for EXPs

Section Env-Wt 310.04 Permit Required for Small Motor Mineral Dredging (SMMD)

Section Env-Wt 310.05 Application for SMMD Permits

Section Env-Wt 310.06 Submission to Municipality and Conservation Commission Review Not Required

Section Env-Wt 310.07 Issuance of SMMD Permit

Section Env-Wt 310.08 Post-Issuance Requirements for SMMD Permits

PART Env-Wt 311 APPLICATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR STANDARD PERMITS

Section Env-Wt 311.01 Application Preparation for All Projects

Section Env-Wt 311.02 Pre-Application Requirements for Projects Requiring Compensatory Mitigation

Section Env-Wt 311.03 Application for Standard Permits

Section Env-Wt 311.04 Application Information

Section Env-Wt 311.05 Required Project Plans

Section Env-Wt 311.06 Maps and Other Attachments

Section Env-Wt 311.07 Demonstration of Avoidance and Minimization

Section Env-Wt 311.08 Required Information for Projects with Compensatory Mitigation

Section Env-Wt 311.09 Required Resource-Specific Information

Section Env-Wt 311.10 Functional Assessment

Section Env-Wt 311.11 Required Signatures and Certifications

Section Env-Wt 311.12 After-the-Fact Applications

Section Env-Wt 311.13 Amendments to Applications

PART Env-Wt 312 STANDARD PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESSING AND REVIEW

Section Env-Wt 312.01 Identification of Applications; Retention of Files

Section Env-Wt 312.02 Administrative Completeness Determination

Section Env-Wt 312.03 Completeness Determination of Compensatory Mitigation Proposals

Section Env-Wt 312.04 Complete Mitigation Proposal Components

Section Env-Wt 312.05 Technical Review

PART Env-Wt 313 PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA FOR STANDARD PERMIT DECISIONS

Section Env-Wt 313.01 Criteria for Approving Standard Permit Applications

Section Env-Wt 313.02 Permit Issuance; Permit Conditions

Section Env-Wt 313.03 Avoidance and Minimization

Section Env-Wt 313.04 Mitigation Requirements

Section Env-Wt 313.05 Processing of Related Wetlands and Shoreland Permit Applications

PART Env-Wt 314 PERMIT ACCEPTANCE, RECORDATION, DURATION, EXTENSION, AND TRANSFER; POST-ISSUANCE REQUIREMENTS

Section Env-Wt 314.01 Acceptance of Standard Permit

Section Env-Wt 314.02 Recordation of Certain Permits and Deed Restrictions

Section Env-Wt 314.03 Notice Required Prior to Initiating Construction

Section Env-Wt 314.04 Permit Duration

Section Env-Wt 314.05 Permit Extensions

Section Env-Wt 314.06 Permit Transfers

Section Env-Wt 314.07 Permit Amendments

Section Env-Wt 314.08 Notice of Completion and Certificate of Compliance Required

PART Env-Wt 315 PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS EMERGENCIES

Section Env-Wt 315.01 Definition

Section Env-Wt 315.02 Emergency Authorizations for Private Property

Section Env-Wt 315.03 Emergency Authorizations for Repairs to Public Infrastructure

Section Env-Wt 315.04 Emergency Authorization Tracking, Follow-Up Work

Section Env-Wt 315.05 Work During Emergencies Without Prior Authorization

Section Env-Wt 315.06 Action After Emergency

Section Env-Wt 315.07 Authorizations Under Federal Law

PART Env-Wt 316 PERMIT SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR MODIFICATION

Section Env-Wt 316.01 Purpose

Section Env-Wt 316.02 Definition

Section Env-Wt 316.03 Suspension or Revocation of Approvals

Section Env-Wt 316.04 Modification of Approvals

Section Env-Wt 316.05 Notice of Decisions; Appeals

CHAPTER Env-Wt 400 DELINEATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF JURISDICTIONAL AREAS; CLASSIFICATION OF PROJECTS

PART Env-Wt 401 RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 402 RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 403 RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 404 RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 405 PURPOSE; APPLICABILITY; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

Section Env-Wt 405.01 Purpose

Section Env-Wt 405.02 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 405.03 Abbreviations and Acronyms

PART Env-Wt 406 DELINEATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF JURISDICTIONAL AREAS

Section Env-Wt 406.01 References for Delineation of Wetlands Boundaries

Section Env-Wt 406.02 Delineation of Wetlands Boundaries

Section Env-Wt 406.03 Wetlands Delineation Not Required for Certain Projects

Section Env-Wt 406.04 Delineation of Water Courses

Section Env-Wt 406.05 Identification of Other Jurisdictional Areas

Section Env-Wt 406.06 Classification of Wetlands

PART Env-Wt 407 BASIS FOR CLASSIFICATION OF PROJECTS

Section Env-Wt 407.01 Basis for Impact Classification

Section Env-Wt 407.02 Impact Classification Adjustments

Section Env-Wt 407.03 Jurisdictional Area Size Thresholds; Measuring Watercourse Length

Section Env-Wt 407.04 Project-Type Exceptions (PTEs)

PART Env-Wt 408 PRIORITY RESOURCE AREAS; FILL IN PUBLIC WATERS; AGGREGATION

Section Env-Wt 408.01 Projects in Priority Resource Areas (PRAs)

Section Env-Wt 408.02 Fill in Public Waters to Make Land

Section Env-Wt 408.03 Aggregation of Projects: Consistent Scheme of Development

Section Env-Wt 408.04 Aggregation of Projects; Same Property

CHAPTER Env-Wt 500 PROJECT-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

PART Env-Wt 501 - RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 502 - RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 503 - RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 504 - RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 505 - RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 506 - RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 507 - RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 508 - RESERVED

PART Env-Wt 509 PURPOSE; APPLICABILITY; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

Section Env-Wt 509.01 Purpose

Section Env-Wt 509.02 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 509.03 Abbreviations and Acronyms

PART Env-Wt 510 AQUATIC VEGETATION CONTROL

Section Env-Wt 510.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 510.02 Approval Criteria for EAW Control Projects

Section Env-Wt 510.03 Hand Removal of EAW Without a Permit

Section Env-Wt 510.04 Approval Criteria for NAV Removal Projects

Section Env-Wt 510.05 Application Requirements for NAV Removal and EAW Control Projects

Section Env-Wt 510.06 Design Requirements for EAW Control Projects

Section Env-Wt 510.07 Construction Requirements for NAV Removal and EAW Control Projects

Section Env-Wt 510.08 Classification of NAV Removal and EAW Control Projects

PART Env-Wt 511 CONSTRUCTION OF WATER ACCESS STRUCTURES AND BEACH REPLENISHMENT

Section Env-Wt 511.01 Applicability; Definitions

Section Env-Wt 511.02 Approval Criteria for Water Access Structures

Section Env-Wt 511.03 Water Access Structure Project-Specific Application Requirements

Section Env-Wt 511.04 Water Access Structure Design Requirements

Section Env-Wt 511.05 Water Access Structure Construction Requirements

Section Env-Wt 511.06 Water Access Structure Construction Project Classification

Section Env-Wt 511.07 Beach Replenishment Project Classifications

Section Env-Wt 511.08 Deck or Patio Repair Project Classifications

PART Env-Wt 512 BREAKWATERS

Section Env-Wt 512.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 512.02 Approval Criteria for Breakwaters

Section Env-Wt 512.03 Application Requirements for Breakwaters

Section Env-Wt 512.04 Breakwater Design Requirements

Section Env-Wt 512.05 Breakwater Construction Requirements

Section Env-Wt 512.06 Breakwater Construction Project Classification

Section Env-Wt 512.07 Breakwater Maintenance and Repair Project Classification

Section Env-Wt 512.08 Required Modification or Removal of Breakwaters

PART Env-Wt 513 DOCKING STRUCTURES AND ACCESSORY DOCKING STRUCTURES

Section Env-Wt 513.01 Purpose

Section Env-Wt 513.02 Applicability

` Section Env-Wt 513.03 Approval Criteria for Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 513.04 Approval Criteria for Permanent Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 513.05 Approval Criteria for Accessory Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 513.06 Application Requirements for All Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 513.07 Municipal Review of Public or Commercial Docking Structures or Marinas

Section Env-Wt 513.08 Information Required for Requests for Waivers to Size Requirements

Section Env-Wt 513.09 Design Requirements for Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 513.10 Setback Requirements for Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 513.11 Dimensions of Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 513.12 Frontage Requirements for Private and Non-Commercial Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 513.13 Concrete Pads for Seasonal Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 513.14 Navigation Space for Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 513.15 Design Requirements for Permanent Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 513.16 Additional Design Standards and Application Requirements for Marinas

Section Env-Wt 513.17 Frontage Requirements for Public or Commercial Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 513.18 Design Requirements for Public or Commercial Docking Structures and Marinas

Section Env-Wt 513.19 Design, Construction, and Maintenance Requirements for Canopies

Section Env-Wt 513.20 Design and Construction Requirements for Dolphins, Ice Clusters, and Tie-Off Piles

Section Env-Wt 513.21 Design and Construction Requirements for Watercraft Lifts

Section Env-Wt 513.22 Construction and Maintenance of Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 513.23 Modification of Existing Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 513.24 Docking Structure Construction, Repair, or Replacement Project Classifications

Section Env-Wt 513.25 Docking Structure Modification Project Classifications

Section Env-Wt 513.26 Accessory Docking Structure Construction or Modification Project Classifications

Section Env-Wt 513.27 Canopy Project Classification

PART Env-Wt 514 BANK/SHORELINE STABILIZATION: ALL PROJECTS

Section Env-Wt 514.01 Purpose

Section Env-Wt 514.02 Approval Criteria for All Bank/Shoreline Stabilization Projects

Section Env-Wt 514.03 Application Requirements for All Bank/Shoreline Stabilization Projects

Section Env-Wt 514.04 Design Requirements for All Bank/Shoreline Stabilization Projects

Section Env-Wt 514.05 Construction Requirements for All Bank/Shoreline Stabilization Projects

Section Env-Wt 514.06 On-Going Requirements for All Bank/Shoreline Stabilization Projects

Section Env-Wt 514.07 Bank Stabilization Construction Project Classification

PART Env-Wt 515 DUG-IN BASINS AND BOATHOUSES

Section Env-Wt 515.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 515.02 Definitions

Section Env-Wt 515.03 Approval Criteria for Dug-In Basins and Boathouses

Section Env-Wt 515.04 Application Requirements for Boathouses Over Dug-In Basins

Section Env-Wt 515.05 Construction and Maintenance Requirements for Dug-In Basins and Boathouses

Section Env-Wt 515.06 Dug-In Basins and Boathouse Construction or Modification Project Classification

Section Env-Wt 515.07 Dug-In Basins and Boathouse Maintenance and Repair Project Classification

PART Env-Wt 516 INTAKE AND OUTFLOW STRUCTURES

Section Env-Wt 516.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 516.02 Approval Criteria for Intake and Outflow Structures

Section Env-Wt 516.03 Application Requirements for Intake and Outflow Structures

Section Env-Wt 516.04 Design and Construction Requirements for Intake and Outflow Structures

Section Env-Wt 516.05 Intake and Outflow Structure Construction Project Classification

Section Env-Wt 516.06 Maintenance and Repair of Intake and Outflow Structures

Part Env-Wt 517 TRAILS, PATHWAYS, AND BOARDWALKS

Section Env-Wt 517.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 517.02 Approval Criteria for Trail, Pathway, and Boardwalk Projects

Section Env-Wt 517.03 Application Requirements for Trail, Pathway, and Boardwalk Projects

Section Env-Wt 517.04 Design and Construction Requirements for Trail and Pathway Projects

Section Env-Wt 517.05 Design and Construction Requirements for Boardwalks

Section Env-Wt 517.06 Classification of Trail and Pathway Projects

Section Env-Wt 517.07 Classification of Boardwalk Construction Projects

Section Env-Wt 517.08 Maintenance and Repair of Boardwalks

Section Env-Wt 517.09 Removal of Boardwalks

PART Env-Wt 518 OTHER WATER-RELATED NON-DOCKING STRUCTURES

Section Env-Wt 518.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 518.02 Approval Criteria for Dikes

Section Env-Wt 518.03 Approval Criteria for Dry Hydrants

Section Env-Wt 518.04 Approval Criteria for Boat Launches

Section Env-Wt 518.05 Application Requirements for Boat Launches

Section Env-Wt 518.06 Design Requirements for Boat Launches

Section Env-Wt 518.07 Classification of Non-Docking Structure Projects

PART Env-Wt 519 PONDS

Section Env-Wt 519.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 519.02 Definition

Section Env-Wt 519.03 Approval Criteria for Ponds

Section Env-Wt 519.04 Application Requirements for Ponds

Section Env-Wt 519.05 Design Requirements for Ponds

Section Env-Wt 519.06 Design Requirements for Wildlife Ponds

Section Env-Wt 519.07 Construction Requirements for Ponds

Section Env-Wt 519.08 Classification of Pond Construction Projects

Section Env-Wt 519.09 Classification of Pond Maintenance and Repair Projects

PART Env-Wt 520 FORESTRY

Section Env-Wt 520.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 520.02 Approval Criteria for Forestry Projects

Section Env-Wt 520.03 Forestry Notice and Application Requirements

Section Env-Wt 520.04 Design and Construction Requirements

Section Env-Wt 520.05 Forestry Project Classification

Section Env-Wt 520.06 Maintenance and Repair

PART Env-Wt 521 UTILITY PROJECTS; PROJECTS IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY

Section Env-Wt 521.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 521.02 Utility Project Criteria for Approval

Section Env-Wt 521.03 Approval Criteria for Standard Utility Permits

Section Env-Wt 521.04 Utility Project Application Requirements

Section Env-Wt 521.05 Utility Design and Construction Requirements

Section Env-Wt 521.06 Utility Project Classification

Section Env-Wt 521.07 Maintenance and Repair

PART Env-Wt 522 AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Section Env-Wt 522.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 522.02 Approval Criteria for Agricultural Projects

Section Env-Wt 522.03 Application Requirements for Agricultural Projects

Section Env-Wt 522.04 Design Requirements for Agricultural Projects

Section Env-Wt 522.05 Construction Requirements for Agricultural Projects

Section Env-Wt 522.06 Classification of Agricultural Construction Projects

PART Env-Wt 523 NON-TIDAL DREDGING

Section Env-Wt 523.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 523.02 Criteria for Approval of Dredging Projects

Section Env-Wt 523.03 Application Requirements for Dredging Projects

Section Env-Wt 523.04 Classification of Dredging Projects

PART Env-Wt 524 RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

Section Env-Wt 524.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 524.02 Approval Criteria for Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Development Projects

Section Env-Wt 524.03 Application Requirements for Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Development Projects

Section Env-Wt 524.04 Design Requirements for Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Development Projects

Section Env-Wt 524.05 Construction Requirements for Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Development Projects

Section Env-Wt 524.06 Classification of Residential and Commercial or Industrial Development Projects

PART Env-Wt 525 RESTORATION/ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES

Section Env-Wt 525.01 Applicability; Definitions

Section Env-Wt 525.02 Approval Criteria for Restoration/Enhancement Activities

Section Env-Wt 525.03 Application Requirements for Restoration/Enhancement Activities

Section Env-Wt 525.04 Design and Construction Requirements for Restoration/Enhancement Activities

Section Env-Wt 525.05 Restoration/Enhancement Activities Construction Project Classification

PART Env-Wt 526 DAMS

Section Env-Wt 526.01 Applicability; Definitions

Section Env-Wt 526.02 Approval Criteria for Dam Projects

Section Env-Wt 526.03 Application Requirements for Dam Projects

Section Env-Wt 526.04 Design Requirements for Dam Projects

Section Env-Wt 526.05 Construction Requirements for Dam Projects

Section Env-Wt 526.06 Construction Classification for Dam Construction, Reconstruction, or Replacement Projects

Section Env-Wt 526.07 Classification for Dam Modification, Repair, or Maintenance Projects

PART Env-Wt 527 PUBLIC HIGHWAYS

Section Env-Wt 527.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 527.02 Approval Criteria for Public Highway Projects

Section Env-Wt 527.03 Application Requirements for Public Highway Projects

Section Env-Wt 527.04 Design Requirements for Public Highway Projects

Section Env-Wt 527.05 Construction Requirements for Pubic Highway Projects

Section Env-Wt 527.06 Maintenance and Repair for Public Highway Projects

Section Env-Wt 527.07 Public Highway Projects Project Classification

CHAPTER Env-Wt 600 COASTAL LANDS AND TIDAL WATERS/WETLANDS

PART Env-Wt 601 PURPOSE; APPLICABILITY; INCORPORATED DEFINITIONS; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

Section Env-Wt 601.01 Purpose

Section Env-Wt 601.02 Applicability and Intent

Section Env-Wt 601.03 Incorporated Definitions, Abbreviations and Acronyms

PART Env-Wt 602 DEFINITIONS

Section Env-Wt 602.01 Accessory Structure

Section Env-Wt 602.02 Aquaculture

Section Env-Wt 602.03 Back Dune

Section Env-Wt 602.04 Beach Nourishment

Section Env-Wt 602.05 Coastal Areas

Section Env-Wt 602.06 Coastal Erosion

Section Env-Wt 602.07 Coastal Functional Assessment (CFA)

Section Env-Wt 602.08 Coastal Hazards

Section Env-Wt 602.09 Coastal Lands

Section Env-Wt 602.10 Coastal Flood Risk

Section Env-Wt 602.11 Commercial Tidal Dock

Section Env-Wt 602.12 Developed Upland

Section Env-Wt 602.13 Dredge Prism

Section Env-Wt 602.14 Dune Slack Area

Section Env-Wt 602.15 Dune Vegetation

Section Env-Wt 602.16 Federal Navigation Project (FNP)

Section Env-Wt 602.17 Fertilizer

Section Env-Wt 602.18 Fore Dune

Section Env-Wt 602.19 Forming Dune

Section Env-Wt 602.20 Functionally-Equivalent Use

Section Env-Wt 602.21 Ground Cover

Section Env-Wt 602.22 High Salt Marsh

Section Env-Wt 602.23 Highest Observable Tide Line (HOTL)

Section Env-Wt 602.24 Impervious Surface

Section Env-Wt 602.25 Impervious Surface Area

Section Env-Wt 602.26 Industrial Tidal Dock

Section Env-Wt 602.27 Landscaping

Section Env-Wt 602.28 Line of Encroachment

Section Env-Wt 602.29 Living Shoreline

Section Env-Wt 602.30 Living Shoreline Sill

Section Env-Wt 602.31 Low Phosphate, Slow Release Nitrogen Fertilizer

Section Env-Wt 602.32 Mean High Tide

Section Env-Wt 602.33 Mean High Water

Section Env-Wt 602.34 Mean Higher High Water

Section Env-Wt 602.35 Mean Low Water

Section Env-Wt 602.36 Mean Lower Low Water

Section Env-Wt 602.37 Mean Tide Level

Section Env-Wt 602.38 Natural Condition

Section Env-Wt 602.39 Overdredge

Section Env-Wt 602.40 Primary Structure

Section Env-Wt 602.41 Protected Tidal Zone

Section Env-Wt 602.42 Public Infrastructure

Section Env-Wt 602.43 Qualified Coastal Professional

Section Env-Wt 602.44 Residential Tidal Dock

Section Env-Wt 602.45 Sand Dune

Section Env-Wt 602.46 Sea-Level Rise

Section Env-Wt 602.47 Sequential Dredging

Section Env-Wt 602.48 Special Aquatic Sites

Section Env-Wt 602.49 Storm Surge

Section Env-Wt 602.50 Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

Section Env-Wt 602.51 Tidal Beach

Section Env-Wt 602.52 Tidal Buffer Zone

Section Env-Wt 602.53 Tidal Dock Infrastructure

Section Env-Wt 602.54 Tidal Flats

Section Env-Wt 602.55 Tidal Flushing

Section Env-Wt 602.56 Tidal Marsh

Section Env-Wt 602.57 Tidal Shoreline

Section Env-Wt 602.58 Tidal Surface Water

Section Env-Wt 602.59 Tidal Waters/Wetlands

Section Env-Wt 602.60 Tidal Wetlands

Section Env-Wt 602.61 Transient Public Use Access Points

Section Env-Wt 602.62 Working Waterfront

Section Env-Wt 602.63 Unaltered State

PART Env-Wt 603 ADDITIONAL APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR PROJECTS IN COASTAL AREAS

Section Env-Wt 603.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 603.02 Required Information

Section Env-Wt 603.03 Data Screening

Section Env-Wt 603.04 Coastal Functional Assessment

Section Env-Wt 603.05 Vulnerability Assessment

Section Env-Wt 603.06 Project Design Narrative Required

Section Env-Wt 603.07 Design Plans

Section Env-Wt 603.08 Water Depth Supporting Information Required

Section Env-Wt 603.09 Statement Regarding Impact on Navigation and Passage

PART Env-Wt 604 GENERAL CRITERIAL FOR PROJECT IMPACTS INI COASTAL AREAS

Section Env-Wt 604.01 General Criteria for Tidal Beaches, Tidal Shoreline, and Sand Dunes

Section Env-Wt 604.02 General Criteria for Tidal Buffer Zones

Section Env-Wt 604.03 General Criteria for Tidal Waters/Wetlands

PART Env-Wt 605 AVOIDANCE AND MINIMIZATION; COMPENSATORY MITIGATION

Section Env-Wt 605.01 Avoidance and Minimization Requirements in Coastal Areas

Section Env-Wt 605.02 Additional Requirements for Projects In or Adjacent to Tidal Waters/Wetlands and Tidal Buffer Zones

Section Env-Wt 605.03 Impacts Requiring Compensatory Mitigation

Section Env-Wt 605.04 Requirements for Compensatory Mitigation for Projects in Coastal Areas

PART Env-Wt 606 OVERWATER STRUCTURES IN COASTAL AREAS

Section Env-Wt 606.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 606.02 Avoidance and Minimization Standards for All Overwater Structures

Section Env-Wt 606.03 Design Requirements for All Overwater Structures

Section Env-Wt 606.04 Plan Requirements for All Overwater Structures

Section Env-Wt 606.05 Docking Construction Requirements and Conditions

Section Env-Wt 606.06 Residential Tidal Docks: General Criteria

Section Env-Wt 606.07 Residential Tidal Docks: Design Standards

Section Env-Wt 606.08 Commercial Tidal Docks: Local Approvals

Section Env-Wt 606.09 Commercial Tidal Docks: Transient Public Use Access Points

Section Env-Wt 606.10 Commercial Tidal Docks: Marinas

Section Env-Wt 606.11 Tidal Docks: Aquaculture at Marinas

Section Env-Wt 606.12 Commercial Tidal Docks: Working Waterfront

Section Env-Wt 606.13 Industrial Tidal Docks and Infrastructure

Section Env-Wt 606.14 Moorings

Section Env-Wt 606.15 Boardwalks

Section Env-Wt 606.16 Boathouses and Shoreline Slips

Section Env-Wt 606.17 Project Classifications

PART Env-Wt 607 DREDGING ACTIVITIES

Section Env-Wt 607.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 607.02 Avoidance and Minimization

Section Env-Wt 607.03 Tidal Dredge Project Descriptions; Approval Criteria

Section Env-Wt 607.04 Other Application Requirements

Section Env-Wt 607.05 Additional Information Required for Dredging Projects

Section Env-Wt 607.06 Dredge Methods

Section Env-Wt 607.07 Dredging Contaminated Sites

Section Env-Wt 607.08 Sedimentation Control

Section Env-Wt 607.09 Sediment Transport and Disposal

Section Env-Wt 607.10 Project Classifications

PART Env-Wt 608 TIDAL BEACH MAINTENANCE AND STABILIZATION

Section Env-Wt 608.01 Maintenance and Stabilization Activities on Public Tidal Beaches

Section Env-Wt 608.02 Project Classification

Section Env-Wt 608.03 Construction of Private Tidal Beaches Prohibited

Section Env-Wt 608.04 Beach Nourishment

PART Env-Wt 609 TIDAL SHORELINE STABILIZATION

Section Env-Wt 609.01 Tidal Shoreline Stabilization Requirements

Section Env-Wt 609.02 Hierarchy of Tidal Shoreline Stabilization Methods

Section Env-Wt 609.03 Analysis of Existing Structure Conditions Required

Section Env-Wt 609.04 Techniques for Tidal Shoreline Stabilization

Section Env-Wt 609.05 Living Shoreline Design Plans

Section Env-Wt 609.06 Use of Wood and Rock in Living Shorelines

Section Env-Wt 609.07 Tidal Shoreline Stabilization Using New Hard-Scape or Rip-Rap

Section Env-Wt 609.08 Repair of Existing Rip-Rap

Section Env-Wt 609.09 Tidal Shoreline Stabilization Using Walls

Section Env-Wt 609.10 Minimum Impact Tidal Shoreline Stabilization Projects

Section Env-Wt 609.11 Tidal Shoreline Stabilization Projects Requiring Standard Permit

PART Env-Wt 610 PROTECTED TIDAL ZONE

Section Env-Wt 610.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 610.02 Projects in the Protected Tidal Zone that Do Not Require a Permit

Section Env-Wt 610.03 Design Standards

Section Env-Wt 610.04 Plans and Other Information Required

Section Env-Wt 610.05 Protected Tidal Zone Restrictions

Section Env-Wt 610.06 Maintenance of a Waterfront Buffer

Section Env-Wt 610.07 Accessory Structures

Section Env-Wt 610.08 Maintenance of a Woodland Buffer

Section Env-Wt 610.09 Individual Sewage Disposal Systems

Section Env-Wt 610.10 Erosion and Siltation

Section Env-Wt 610.11 Minimum Lots and Residential Development

Section Env-Wt 610.12 Minimum Lots and Non-Residential Development

Section Env-Wt 610.13 Impervious Surfaces

Section Env-Wt 610.14 Rebuilding of Non-Conforming Structures

Section Env-Wt 610.15 Conversion of Decks and Porches Prohibited

Section Env-Wt 610.16 Slope Limitation for Structures

Section Env-Wt 610.17 Project Classifications

PART Env-Wt 611 SAND DUNES

Section Env-Wt 611.01 Prohibited Impacts

Section Env-Wt 611.02 Projects That Do Not Require a Permit

Section Env-Wt 611.03 Pre-Application Assessment

Section Env-Wt 611.04 Design and Plan Requirements

Section Env-Wt 611.05 Additional Requirements for Projects in Sand Dunes

Section Env-Wt 611.06 Project Classifications: Major Impact Projects

Section Env-Wt 611.07 Project Classification: Minimum Impact Projects

PART Env-Wt 612 AQUACULTURE

Section Env-Wt 612.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 612.02 Aquaculture Operations Not Requiring a Permit

Section Env-Wt 612.03 Aquaculture Operations Requiring a Permit

CHAPTER Env-Wt 700 PRIME WETLANDS

PART Env-Wt 701 PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS; STATUTORY PARAMETERS; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

Env-Wt 701.01 Purpose

Env-Wt 701.02 Definitions

Env-Wt 701.03 Applicable Statutory Parameters

Env-Wt 701.04 Abbreviations and Acronyms

PART Env-Wt 702 CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR DESIGNATION OF PRIME WETLANDS

Env-Wt 702.01 Identification of Wetlands for Consideration as Prime

Env-Wt 702.02 Selection of Primary Wetlands Functions for Evaluation

Env-Wt 702.03 Designation of Prime Wetlands

PART Env-Wt 703 SUBMISSION OF MAPS AND DOCUMENTATION

Env-Wt 703.01 Required Information

Env-Wt 703.02 Map Requirements

Env-Wt 703.03 Report Requirements

Env-Wt 703.04 Acceptance by Department

Env-Wt 703.05 Challenges to Prime Wetlands Boundaries

Env-Wt 703.06 Use of Delineated Prime Wetlands Boundaries

PART Env-Wt 704 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION AND CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS PROPOSED IN PRIME WETLANDS/BUFFER

Env-Wt 704.01 Applicability

Env-Wt 704.02 Supplementary Information and Criteria for Approval

Env-Wt 704.03 Supplementary Information; Criteria for Compensatory Mitigation

Env-Wt 704.04 Public Hearing

Env-Wt 704.05 Consideration of Public Input; Decision on Application

PART Env-Wt 705 NOTIFICATION; PERMIT ISSUANCE; APPEAL

Env-Wt 705.01 Notice Prior to Permit Issuance

Env-Wt 705.02 Review of Comments; Permit Issuance

Env-Wt 705.03 Appeal

PART Env-Wt 706 WAIVERS FOR ACTIVITIES IN PRIME WETLANDS/BUFFERS

Env-Wt 706.01 Availability of Waivers for Activities in Prime Wetlands/Buffers

Env-Wt 706.02 Requirements for Waiver Requests for Forestry Activities

Env-Wt 706.03 Issuance of Waivers for Forestry Activities

Env-Wt 706.04 Requirements for Waiver Requests for Other Activities in Buffers

Env-Wt 706.05 Issuance of Waivers for Other Activities in Duly-Established 100-Foot Buffers

Env-Wt 706.06 Waiver Term; Extensions of Waivers

CHAPTER Env-Wt 800 COMPENSATORY MITIGATION

PART Env-Wt 801 PURPOSE; APPLICABILITY; DETERMINATION OF APPROPRIATE MITIGATION; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

Section Env-Wt 801.01 Purpose

Section Env-Wt 801.02 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 801.03 Determination of Type of Compensatory Mitigation Required

Section Env-Wt 801.04 Abbreviations and Acronyms

PART Env-Wt 802 DEFINITIONS

Section Env-Wt 802.01 Conservation Easement

Section Env-Wt 802.02 Conservation Interest

Section Env-Wt 802.03 HUC 12[HG1] -digit watershed

Section Env-Wt 802.04 In-Lieu Mitigation Payment

Section Env-Wt 802.05 Permittee-Responsible Mitigation

Section Env-Wt 802.06 Qualified Professional

Section Env-Wt 802.07 Service Area

Section Env-Wt 802.08 Stewardship Plan

Section Env-Wt 802.09 Sub-Watershed

PART Env-Wt 803 COMPENSATORY MITIGATION PROPOSALS

Section Env-Wt 803.01 Plan and Report Required for All Mitigation Proposals

Section Env-Wt 803.02 Additional Information for Wetland Impact Projects and Wetland Restoration, Enhancement, or Creation Mitigation Proposals

Section Env-Wt 803.03 Additional Information for Stream Impact Projects and Stream Restoration or Enhancement Mitigation Proposals

Section Env-Wt 803.04 Mitigation Project Monitoring

Section Env-Wt 803.05 Proposal for In-Lieu Mitigation Payment

Section Env-Wt 803.06 Compensatory Mitigation Site Location

Section Env-Wt 803.07 Compensation Amount

Section Env-Wt 803.08 Compensatory Mitigation Ratios

Section Env-Wt 803.09 Alternative Compensatory Mitigation Proposals

Section Env-Wt 803.10 Criteria for Acceptance of In-Lieu Mitigation Payments

Section Env-Wt 803.11 Notification of Decision on a Proposed In-Lieu Mitigation Payment

PART Env-Wt 804 AQUATIC RESOURCE BUFFER PRESERVATION

Section Env-Wt 804.01 Location and Value

Section Env-Wt 804.02 Dimensions

Section Env-Wt 804.03 Incorporated Jurisdictional Areas

Section Env-Wt 804.04 Criteria for Evaluation of an Aquatic Resource Buffer

PART Env-Wt 805 WETLAND RESTORATION, ENHANCEMENT, OR CREATION

Section Env-Wt 805.01 Choice of Wetland Restoration, Enhancement, or Creation

Section Env-Wt 805.02 Selection Criteria

Section Env-Wt 805.03 Plans for Wetland Restoration, Enhancement, or Creation Projects

PART Env-Wt 806 STREAM RESTORATION OR ENHANCEMENT

Section Env-Wt 806.01 Stream Restoration or Enhancement

Section Env-Wt 806.02 Goals; Types of Projects

Section Env-Wt 806.03 Information Required for Proposed Stream Mitigation Project

Section Env-Wt 806.04 Plans for Stream Restoration and Enhancement Projects

PART Env-Wt 807 REQUIREMENTS UPON APPROVAL OF MITIGATION PLAN

Section Env-Wt 807.01 Submittal of In-Lieu Mitigation Payment

Section Env-Wt 807.02 Notification of Recorded Conservation Interest

Section Env-Wt 807.03 Notification of Construction Completion

Section Env-Wt 807.04 Monitoring Report

Section Env-Wt 807.05 Adjustments to Mitigation Monitoring Plan

Section Env-Wt 807.06 Implementation of Remediation Plan

PART Env-Wt 808 AQUATIC RESOURCE COMPENSATORY MITIGATION FUND

Section Env-Wt 808.01 Use of Aquatic Resource Compensatory Mitigation Fund

Section Env-Wt 808.02 Identification of Eligible Projects

Section Env-Wt 808.03 Requirements for ARM Fund Pre-Proposals

Section Env-Wt 808.04 Requirements for ARM Fund Applications

Section Env-Wt 808.05 Signatures Required for Pre-Proposals and Applications

Section Env-Wt 808.06 Processing of ARM Fund Applications

Section Env-Wt 808.07 Eligibility Criteria for Wetland Restoration, Enhancement, or Creation Projects and Stream Restoration or Enhancement Projects

Section Env-Wt 808.08 Eligibility Criteria for Land Protection Projects

Section Env-Wt 808.09 Requirements Upon Determination of Eligibility

Section Env-Wt 808.10 Environmental Site Assessment Requirements

Section Env-Wt 808.11 Survey Requirements

Section Env-Wt 808.12 Appraisal Requirements

Section Env-Wt 808.13 Title Examination Requirements

Section Env-Wt 808.14 Conservation Interest Instrument Requirements

Section Env-Wt 808.15 Baseline Documentation Report

Section Env-Wt 808.16 Stewardship Requirements

Section Env-Wt 808.17 Final Approval, Execution, and Deed Recordation

Section Env-Wt 808.18 Site Selection Committee

Section Env-Wt 808.19 Application Ranking and election by the Site Selection Committee

Section Env-Wt 808.20 Project Evaluation

Section Env-Wt 808.21 Annual Report

CHAPTER Env-Wt 900 STREAM CROSSINGS; CERTIFIED CULVERT MAINTAINER PROGRAM

PART Env-Wt 901 PURPOSE; APPLICABILITY; EXEMPTIONS; INCORPORATED DEFINITIONS; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

Section Env-Wt 901.01 Purpose

Section Env-Wt 901.02 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 901.03 Exemptions

Section Env-Wt 901.04 Incorporated Definitions, Abbreviations, and Acronyms

PART Env-Wt 902 DEFINITIONS

Section Env-Wt 902.01 Aggradation

Section Env-Wt 902.02 Aquatic Organism

Section Env-Wt 902.03 Bankfull Depth

Section Env-Wt 902.04 Bankfull Flow

Section Env-Wt 902.05 Bankfull Width

Section Env-Wt 902.06 Closed-Bottom Culvert

Section Env-Wt 902.07 Connectivity

Section Env-Wt 902.08 Design Storm

Section Env-Wt 902-09 Embedded

Section Env-Wt 902.10 Entrenchment Ratio

Section Env-Wt 902.11 Existing Legal Crossing

Section Env-Wt 902.12 Flood-Prone Width

Section Env-Wt 902.13 Geomorphic Compatibility

Section Env-Wt 902.14 Grade Control

Section Env-Wt 902.15 High Bank Erosion

Section Env-Wt 902.16 Hydraulic Capacity

Section Env-Wt 902.17 Longitudinal Profile

Section Env-Wt 902.18 NH Stream Crossing Guidelines

Section Env-Wt 902.19 Open-Bottom Culvert

Section Env-Wt 902.20 Permanent Crossing

Section Env-Wt 902.21 Pipe Arch

Section Env-Wt 902.22 Reference Reach

Section Env-Wt 902.23 Rehabilitation

Section Env-Wt 902.24 Repair

Section Env-Wt 902.25 Replace In-Kind

Section Env-Wt 902.26 Replacement

Section Env-Wt 902.27 Self-Mitigating

Section Env-Wt 902.28 Sinuosity

Section Env-Wt 902.29 Span Structure

Section Env-Wt 902.30 Stream Channel

Section Env-Wt 902.31 Stream Enhancement

Section Env-Wt 902.32 Stream Simulation

Section Env-Wt 902.33 Temporary Crossing

Section Env-Wt 902.34 Tier 1 Stream Crossing

Section Env-Wt 902.35 Tier 2 Stream Crossing

Section Env-Wt 902.36 Tier 3 Stream Crossing

Section Env-Wt 902.37 Tier 4 Stream Crossing

PART Env-Wt 903 STREAM CROSSINGS: CLASSIFICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS

Section Env-Wt 903.01 Classification of Stream Crossings and Stream Crossing Projects

Section Env-Wt 903.02 Application Fees

Section Env-Wt 903.03 Information Required for a Stream Crossing SPN, LSA, or EXP

Section Env-Wt 903.04 Information Required for All Stream Crossing Standard Permit Applications

Section Env-Wt 903.05 Information Required for Certain Stream Crossing Standard Permit Applications

Section Env-Wt 903.06 Hydraulic Capacity Report

PART Env-Wt 904 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF STREAM CROSSINGS

Section Env-Wt 904.01 General Design Considerations

Section Env-Wt 904.02 Conditions Applicable to All Stream Crossing Work

Section Env-Wt 904.03 Tier 1 Stream Crossings

Section Env-Wt 904.04 Tier 2 Stream Crossings

Section Env-Wt 904.05 Tier 3 Stream Crossings

Section Env-Wt 904.06 Tier 4 Stream Crossings

Section Env-Wt 904.07 Design Criteria for Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4 Stream Crossings

Section Env-Wt 904.08 Repair, Rehabilitation, or Replacement of Tier 1 or Tier 2 Existing Legal Crossings

Section Env-Wt 904.09 Repair, Rehabilitation, or Replacement of Tier 3 and Tier 4 Existing Legal Crossings

Section Env-Wt 904.10 Alternative Designs

PART Env-Wt 905 CERTIFIED CULVERT MAINTAINER PROGRAM

Section Env-Wt 905.01 Applicability

Section Env-Wt 905.02 Definitions

Section Env-Wt 905.03 Qualifications for Initial Certificate

Section Env-Wt 905.04 Application for Initial Certificate

Section Env-Wt 905.05 Signature Required

Section Env-Wt 905.06 Issuance of Certificate

Section Env-Wt 905.07 Certificate Renewal; Continuing Education Required

Section Env-Wt 905.08 Obligations and Responsibilities of Certified Individuals

Section Env-Wt 905.09 Quarterly Reporting Required

Section Env-Wt 905.10 Suspension, Revocation, or Refusal to Renew Certificate

Section Env-Wt 905.11 Approved Provider Application

Section Env-Wt 905.12 Designation as Approved Provider

Section Env-Wt 905.13 Signature and Certification

Section Env-Wt 905.14 Expiration and Renewal of Designation

Section Env-Wt 905.15 Obligations of Approved Providers

Section Env-Wt 905.16 Delegation of Certain Administrative Functions to Approved Providers

CHAPTER Env-Wt 1000 REGISTRATION OF LEGALLY EXISTING DOCKING STRUCTURES IN NON-TIDAL WATERS

PART Env-Wt 1001 PURPOSE; APPLICABILITY

Section Env-Wt 1001.01 Purpose

Section Env-Wt 1001.02 Applicability

PART Env-Wt 1002 DEFINITIONS

Section Env-Wt 1002.01 Owner

PART Env-Wt 1003 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

Section Env-Wt 1003.01 Fee and registration Information Required

Section Env-Wt 1003.02 Registration Fee and Documents Required

Section Env-Wt 1003.03 Specifications for Plans and Photographs of Current Conditions; Information, Details, and Quality

PART Env-Wt 1004 PROCESSING OF REGISTRATION

Section Env-Wt 1004.01 Review of Registration Requests

Section Env-Wt 1004.02 Notification of Department Determination

Section Env-Wt 1004.03 Failure to Timely Process Registration Submittal

Section Env-Wt 1004.04 Display of Registration Numbers on Docking Structures

Section Env-Wt 1004.05 Period of Validity and Modifications

PART Env-Wt 1005 REGISTRATION RENEWALS

Section Env-Wt 1005.01 Registration Renewal Information and Timing

Section Env-Wt 1005.02 Filing Fee and Documents Required

Section Env-Wt 1005.03 Processing of Registration Renewal Requests