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| Air Program Rules (Env-A) |
Env-A 100-4800 Rules Governing the Control of Air Pollution [Disclaimer]
[ See also Rulemaking page] |
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Table of Contents [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 100: Organizational Rules [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 200: Procedural Rules [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 300: Ambient Air Quality Standards [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 400: Acid Deposition Control Program [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 500: Standards Applicable to Certain New or Modified Facilities and Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 600: Statewide Permit System [Disclaimer]
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Env-A 700: Permit Fee System [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 800: Testing and Monitoring Procedures [Disclaimer]
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Env-A 900: Owner or Operator Recordkeeping and Reporting Obligations [Disclaimer] [ ALSO SEE proposed readoption with amendment of Env-A 903.03 under Proposed Air Program Rules on Rulemaking Page] |
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Env-A 1000: Prevention, Abatement and Control of Open Source Air Pollution [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 1100: Prevention, Abatement, and Control of Mobil Source Air Pollution [Disclaimer]
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Env-A 1200:
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 1300: Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) [Disclaimer] (formerly Env-A 1211) |
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Env-A 1400: Regulated Toxic Air Pollutants [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 1500: Conformity [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 1600: Fuel Specifications [Disclaimer] [ ALSO SEE proposed readoption with amendment of Env-A 1600 under Proposed Air Program Rules on Rulemaking Page] |
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Env-A 1700: Permit Application Forms [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 1800: Asbestos Management and Control [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 1900: Incinerators [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 2000: Fuel Burning Devices [Disclaimer] [ ALSO SEE proposed readoption with amendment of Env-A 2000 under Proposed Air Program Rules on Rulemaking Page] |
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Env-A 2100:
Particulate Matter and Visible Emissions Standards [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 2200: Clean Air in State Buildings [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 2300: Mitigation of Regional Haze [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 2400: Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Foundries, Smelters and Investment Casting Industries [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 2500: Pulp and Paper Industry: Particulate Matter and Visible Emissions Standards [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 2600: Pulp and Paper Industry: Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions from Kraft Mills [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 2700: Hot Mix Asphalt Plants [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 2800: Sand & Gravel Sources; Non-Metallic Mineral Processing Plants; Cement & Concrete Sources [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 2900: Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides Annual Budget Trading and Banking Program [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 3000: Emissions Reduction Credits Trading Program [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 3100: Discrete Emissions Reduction Trading Program [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 3200: NOx Budget Trading Program [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 3300: Municipal Waste Combustion [Disclaimer] |
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| Env-A 3400 EXPIRED; will not be readopted (previously Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators) |
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Env-A 3500: Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incineration [Disclaimer] |
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| Env-A 3600 EXPIRED; will not be readopted (previously National Low Emission Vehicle (National LEV) Program) |
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Env-A 3700 NOx Emissions Reduction Fund for NOx-Emitting Generation Sources [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 3800 Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions Registry [Disclaimer]
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Env-A 4000 Portable Fuel Container Spillage Control [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 4100 Consumer Products [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 4200 Architectural and Industrial Maintenance Coatings [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 4300 Other Solid Waste Incineration [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 4600 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Budget Trading Program [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 4700 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Offset Projects [Disclaimer] |
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Env-A 4800 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Allowance Auction Program [Disclaimer] |
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| Hazardous Waste Rules (Env-Hw) |
| Env-Wm 100-1100 [See Env-Hw 100-1100] |
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Env-Hw 100 Organization and Definitions [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Hw 200 Procedural Rules [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Hw 300 Permits [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Hw 400 Identification & Listing of Hazardous Wastes [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Hw 500 Requirements for Hazardous Waste Generators [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Hw 600 Requirements for Hazardous Waste Transporters [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Hw 700 Requirements for Owners & Operators of Hazardous Waste Facilities/ Hazardous Waste Transfer Facilities [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Hw 800 Requirements for Recycling of Hazardous Wastes [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Hw 900 Inspection & Enforcement [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Hw 1000 Hazardous Waste Cleanup Fund [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Hw 1100 Requirements for Universal Waste Management [Disclaimer] |
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| Oil & Remediation Program Rules (Env-Wm; Env-Or) |
Env-Or 500 Recovery of Gasoline Vapors [Disclaimer]
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Env-Or 600 Contaminated Site Management [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Or 700 Groundwater Release Detection Permits [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Or 800 Brownfields Program Under RSA 147-F [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wm 1401 Underground Storage Facilities [Disclaimer] [ SEE proposed Env-Or 400 under Proposed Oil & Remediation Rules on Rulemaking Page] |
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Env-Wm 1402 Control of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Facilities [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wm 1403 Groundwater Management & Groundwater Release Detection Permits
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| Env-Wm 1404 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs): Gasoline Dispensing Facilities, Bulk Gasoline Plants, and Cargo Trucks [See Env-Or 500] |
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| Env-Wm 1600 Standards for Reporting and Remediation of Oil Discharges
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| Solid Waste Rules (Env-Sw) |
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Env-Sw 100-2100 Solid Waste Rules Table of Contents [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 100 Purpose, Applicability, and Definitions [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 200 Procedures [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 300 Permits [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 400 Collection, Storage, and Transfer Facility Requirements [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 500 Processing or Treatment Facility Requirements [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 600 Composting Facility Requirements [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 700 Incineration Facility Requirements [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 800 Landfill Requirements [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 900 Management of Certain Wastes [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 1000 Universal Facility Requirements [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 1100 Additional Facility Requirements [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 1200 Permit-by-Notification Facility Requirements [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 1300 Public Grants for Landfill and Incinerator Closure [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 1400 Financial Assurance [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 1500 Certification of Waste-Derived Products [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 1600 Solid Waste Facility Operator Training and Certification [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 1700 Requirements for Land Application of Wood Ash [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 1800 Reduction of Toxics in Packaging [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 1900 Solid Waste Management Districts [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 2000 Inspections [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Sw 2100 Management and Control of Asbestos Disposal Sites Not Operated After July 10, 1981 [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wr 100-700 Dam Rules [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wr 900 Official List of Public Waters [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 301 Small Production Wells for Small Community Water Systems [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 302 Large Production Wells for Community Water Systems [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 303 Groundwater Sources of Bottled Water [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 304 Emergency Bulk Water for Public Water Supplies [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 501 Permit to Operate [Disclaimer] (formerly Env-Ws 303.01) |
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Env-Dw 502 Certification of Water Works Operators [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 601 Capacity Assurance for Public Water System [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 602 Capacity Assurance for Proposed Public Water Systems [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 700 Water Quality: Standards, Monitoring, Treatment, Compliance, And Reporting - Complete Table of Contents, OLS Revision Notes, Appendices [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 701 Purpose and Applicability; Units Of Measure [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 702 - Env-706 MCLs and MCLGs [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 707 General Monitoring Requirements; Laboratory Analytical Methods [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 708 Sampling Schedules [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 709 - Env-Dw 713 Monitoring For Specific Contaminants [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 714 Control of Lead and Copper [Disclaimer] (formerly Env-Ws 381) |
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Env-Dw 715 Disinfection Residuals, Byproducts, and Byproduct Precursors (replaced Env-Ws 382) [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 716 Filtration, Disinfection, and Waste Recycling (replaced Env-Ws 380) [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 717 Groundwater Monitoring and Treatment (Federal Ground Water Rule) [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 719 Reporting [Disclaimer] (formerly Env-Ws 322) |
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Env-Dw 720 Inspections; Significant Deficiencies [Disclaimer] (formerly Env-Ws 303.05, Env-Ws 306) |
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Env-Dw 800
Public Notification by Public Water Systems [Disclaimer] (formerly Env-Ws 351-359) |
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Env-Dw 901 Groundwater Reclassification Rules [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 1001 Grants for Surface Water Treatment, Regional Water Systems, and Groundwater Investigations [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 1002 Water Supply Land Protection Grants [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 1100 Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Dw 1200 Privately Owned Redistribution Systems [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Ws 301-308 Introduction to Drinking Water Rules [Disclaimer]
[See Env-Dw 720 for Inspections, Significant Deficiencies (formerly Env-Ws 303.05, Env-Ws 306); see Env-Dw 501 for Permit to Operate (formerly Env-Ws 303.03)] |
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| Env-Ws 310-316 Drinking Water Quality Standards [See Env-Dw 701-706] |
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| Env-Ws 320-339 Monitoring, Reporting, Compliance - Lab Methods [See Env-Dw 707-713 for monitoring and compliance; See Env-Dw 719 for reporting ] |
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Env-Ws 341-347 Variance, Exemption, BAT [Disclaimer] |
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| Env-Ws 351-359 Public Notification by Public Water Systems [See Env-Dw 800] |
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Env-Ws 360 - 362 General Operational Requirements for Public Water Systems [Disclaimer] |
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| Env-Ws 363 Capacity Assurance for Existing Public Water Systems
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Env-Ws 364 Backflow Prevention [Disclaimer] |
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| Env-Ws 367 Operator Certification
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Env-Ws 370 General Design Standards: Systems Serving 1,000 Or More People [Disclaimer] |
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| Env-Ws 371 Capacity Assurance for Proposed Public Water Systems
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Env-Ws 372 Design Standards for Small Community Public Water Systems [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Ws 373 Design Standards for Non-Community Public Water Systems [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Ws 374-377 Design Standards for Large Public Water Systems [Disclaimer] |
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| Env-Ws 378 Site Selection of Wells for Community Water Systems
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Env-Ws 379 Site Selection of Large Production Wells for Community Water Systems [See Env-Dw 302] |
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| Env-Ws 380 Filtration, Disinfection, Treatment Plant and Waste Recycling [See Env-Dw 716] |
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| Env-Ws 381 Corrosion Control Treatment, Lead and Copper Action Levels [See Env-Dw 714] |
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| Env-Ws 382 Disinfectant/Disinfection Byproducts [See Env-Dw 715] |
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| Env-Ws 384 Underground Injection Control Rule [See Env-Wq 404] |
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Env-Ws 386 Protecting the Purity of Regulated Watersheds [Disclaimer] |
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| Env-Ws 387 Minor Groundwater Withdrawals [See Env-Wq 403] |
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| Env-Ws 388 Major Groundwater Withdrawals [See Env-Wq 403] |
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| Env-Ws 389 Groundwater Sources of Bottled Water
[See Env-Dw 303] |
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Env-Ws 390 Water Conservation
[See Env-Wq 2101]
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| Env-Ws 393 Public Water Supply Grants [See Env-Dw 1001] |
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Env-Ws 394 Water Supply Land Grant Program
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| Water Quality/Quantity Rules (Env-Wq; Env-Ws) |
| Env-Wq 300 Surface Water Protection (see individual Parts below) |
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Env-Wq 301 State Surface Water Discharge Permits [formerly Env-Ws 401]
[ SEE Env-Wq 301 under Recently Adopted Water Quality/Quantity Rules on Rulemaking Page] |
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| Env-Wq 304 Certifcation of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators [currently Env-Ws 901] |
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| Env-Wq 305 Standards for Pretreatment of Wastewater [currently Env-Ws 904] |
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Env-Wq 306 Management of Mercury Amalgam [formerly Env-Ws 905]
[ SEE Env-Wq 301 under Recently Adopted Water Quality/Quantity Rules on Rulemaking Page] |
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| Env-Wq 400 Groundwater Protection (see individual Parts below) |
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Env-Wq 401 Best Management Practices for Groundwater Protection [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 402 Groundwater Discharge Permits and Registrations [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 403 Large Groundwater Withdrawals [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 404 Underground Injection Control [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 500 Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 600 Selection of Consulting Engineers [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 700 Standards of Design and Construction for Sewerage and Wastewater Treatment Facilities [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 800 Sludge Management [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 900 Youth Recreation Camps [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 1000 Subdivision and Individual Sewage Disposal System Design Rules [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 1100 Public Bathing Places [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 1200 Winnipesaukee River Basin Program [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 1300 NH Clean Lakes Program [Disclaimer]
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Env-Wq 1400 Shoreland Protection [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 1500 Alteration of Terrain [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 1600 Septage Management Rules [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 1700 Surface Water Quality Regulations [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 1800 Rivers Management and Protection [Disclaimer]
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Env-Wq 1900 Rules for the Protection of Instream Flow on Designated Rivers [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 2000 Coastal Program Grant Rules [Disclaimer] |
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Env-Wq 2101 Water Conservation [Disclaimer] [ ALSO SEE proposed readoption with amendment of Env-Wq 2101 under Proposed Water Quality/Quantity Rules on Rulemaking Page] NOTE: Pursuant to RSA 541-A:14-a, I, the existing rules will continue in effect until this rulemaking is completed. |
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Env-Wq 2102 Water Use Registration and Reporting [Disclaimer] |
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| Env-Ws 401 State Surface Water Discharge Permits [See Env-Wq 301] |
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| Env-Ws 415 Permits for RSA 485-A:17 Activities (Rules Implementing Alteration of Terrain Program) [See Env-Wq 1500] |
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| Env-Ws 420 Groundwater Reclassification [See Env-Dw 901] |
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| Env-Ws 421 BMPs for Preventing Groundwater Contamination [See Env-Wq 401] |
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| Env-Ws 451-455 Water Quality Certification (401 Water Quality Certificate) [Expired] |
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Env-Ws 901 Regulations Relating to the Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators [Disclaimer] [ ALSO SEE proposed readoption with amendment as Env-Wq 304 under Proposed Water Quality/Quantity Rules on Rulemaking Page] NOTE: Pursuant to RSA 541-A:14-a, I, the existing rules will continue in effect until this rulemaking is completed. |
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Env-Ws 904 Standards for Pretreatment of Industrial Wastewater [Disclaimer] [ ALSO SEE proposed readoption with amendment as Env-Wq 305 under Proposed Water Quality/Quantity Rules on Rulemaking Page] NOTE: Pursuant to RSA 541-A:14-a, I, the existing rules will continue in effect until this rulemaking is completed. |
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| Env-Ws 905 Standards for Management of Mercury-Containing Amalgam [See Env-Wq 301] |
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| Env-Ws 1120 Rules Pertaining to the Operation of Youth Recreation Camps [See Env-Wq 900] |
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| Env-Ws 1500 Groundwater Discharge Permit and Registration [See Env-Wq 402] |
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| Wetlands Rules (Env-Wt) |
Env-Wt 100-900 Wetlands Rules [Disclaimer]
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[ ALSO SEE proposed amendments to Env-Wt 901.01 & 901.02 and proposed adoption of Env-Wt 905 re: Certified Culvert Maintain Program under Proposed Wetlands Rules on Rulemaking Page]
Winnipesaukee Breakwater Map [Disclaimer]
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| Cross-Program Rules (Env-C) |
Env-C 200 Rules of Practice and Procedure [Disclaimer] |
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Env-C 300 Laboratory Accreditation [Disclaimer] |
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| Env-C 500 State Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund
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[See Env-Dw 1100] |
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Env-C 601 Administrative Fine Procedures [Disclaimer] |
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| Env-C 602-616 Administrative Fine Schedules |
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Env-WMC 200 Procedural Rules-Waste Management Council [Disclaimer] |
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Env-WC 100 & 200 Water Council Organizational & Procedural Rules [Disclaimer] |
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Odb 100-600 Oil Fund Disbursement Board [Disclaimer] |
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We 100-1000 Water Well Board Rules [Disclaimer]
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