A payment into the ARM fund is based on the following three factors.
- The cost that would have been incurred if a wetland of the same type was constructed at the ratios listed in Table 800-1, based on a price of $65,000 per acre of wetland created.
- Geographically equalized land value for construction of a wetland based on the Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) equalization survey.
- A 5 percent administrative cost for operation of the ARM Fund.
A table within the ARM Fee Calculator provides land values relative to the Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund. The table provides a land value for one acre of land in each town based on figures and calculations from the most recent DRA Equalization Survey.
ARM Fund Calculator 
Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund - Fee Calculator(v. Jan 2008)
The spreadsheet provided (ARM Fund Calculator ) can be used to auto calculate a payment into the Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund. To determine the payment, two amounts need to be provided by the user. The first value is the square footage of wetland or jurisdictional impact proposed for a project. The second value is the land value per acre for the town where the project is located. The land value figures in the spreadsheet provide this information.
The attached table provides land values relative to the Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund. The values are derived from the Department of Revenue Administration Equalization Survey. The table provides a land value for one acre of land in each town based on figures and calculations from the DRA Equalization Survey.
To determine the payment, two amounts need to be provided by the user in the areas highlighted in yellow. The first value is the square footage amount of wetland impact proposed for a project. The second value is a land value per acre of land in the town where the project is located. This value can be found in the left hand side table alphabetically listed by town. Once these two amounts are inserted, the total ARM Fund payment is automatically calculated and can be reviewed in the bottom portion of the table on the right.
How do I determine in what HUC watershed my project is located?
Payments to the Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund are made and pooled together according to the hydrologic unit code (HUC) 8 watershed as developed by the U. S. Geological Survey. The map provided indicates the boundaries of the HUC 8 watersheds.
NH HUC 8 Boundaries Map 
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