The mission of the N.H. Department of Environmental Services Wastewater Engineering Bureau is to:

• Ensure that the design and construction of wastewater treatment facilities (WWTF) is in accord with state standards.
  
  
• Ensure that the operation and maintenance of WWTFs is in accord with the facilities’ federal NPDES discharge permits by providing compliance inspections, technical assistance, operator training, and operator certification.
  
  
• Certify discharge permits under the federal NPDES to ensure that the WWTF's discharges do not violate applicable state rules and regulations.
  
  
• Provide financial assistance in the form of grants and low interest loans for eligible projects.
  
  
• Ensure that industrial discharges to municipal wastewater treatment facilities do not adversely impact the operation or maintenance of the WWTF or cause the facility to violate its NPDES permit or applicable state rules and regulations.
  
  
• Ensure that all septage and sludge management activities are permitted and performed in accordance with state standards.