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RSA 485-A:6 · Rulemaking

Title
L: WATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION
Chapter
485-A · WATER POLLUTION AND WASTE DISPOSAL
Status
current
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485-A:6 Rulemaking. – The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, after public hearing, relative to:

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I.

The classification system required by RSA 485-A:9.

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II.

Requirements under RSA 485-A:4, VI.

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III.

Requirements under RSA 485-A:4, IX and establishing the methodology and review process for approval of innovative/alternative wastewater treatment systems.

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IV.

The fees and contract documents required under RSA 485-A:4, XII.

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V.

The prequalification and contract award procedures required under RSA 485-A:4, XIII.

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VI.

The standards required under RSA 485-A:4, XV. VI-a. Procedures and criteria for requesting, reviewing, and acting on requests for certification under RSA 485-A:12, III and IV, including public notice and public hearing requirements of the department's proposed action on certification requests.

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VII.

The required information and prescribed conditions needed to implement the program described in RSA 485-A:13, I(a).

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VIII.

The requirements for a permit under RSA 485-A:17.

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IX.

[Repealed.]

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X.

The safety standards for swimming pools and bathing places required by RSA 485-A:26. X-a. The requirements for permits under RSA 485-A:4, XVI-a and XVI-b.

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XI.

The minimum qualifications for and certification of operators of pollution control facilities. XI-a. The contents of the written notification required in RSA 485-A:13, I(c). XI-b. Certification of operators of wastewater treatment plants and revocation and suspension of such certificates as provided in RSA 485-A:7-d. XI-c. The location, extent, and duration of the standards specified in RSA 485-A:8, III for the temporary partial use areas provided for in RSA 485-A:8, II.

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XII.

[Repealed.]

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XIII.

The disposal of dental office waste under RSA 485-A:4, XVIII.

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XIV.

Dissolved oxygen water quality standards under RSA 485-A:8, II and II-a.

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XV.

Water quality standards consistent with RSA 485-A:8 and as required by the Clean Water Act. Source. 1989, 339:1. 1990, 197:5; 248:4; 252:13. 1991, 371:2. 1993, 172:4. 1996, 228:110. 1998, 102:5. 2002, 96:4. 2008, 337:3, eff. Sept. 5, 2008. 2017, 211:3, eff. Sept. 8, 2017. 2019, 346:136, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. 2020, 10:2, eff. July 14, 2020. 2023, 239:5, eff. Aug. 8, 2023.

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Source note

Source. 1989, 339:1. 1990, 197:5; 248:4; 252:13. 1991, 371:2. 1993, 172:4. 1996, 228:110. 1998, 102:5. 2002, 96:4. 2008, 337:3, eff. Sept. 5, 2008. 2017, 211:3, eff. Sept. 8, 2017. 2019, 346:136, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. 2020, 10:2, eff. July 14, 2020. 2023, 239:5, eff. Aug. 8, 2023.

Source history

  • 1989, 339:1
  • 1990, 197:5; 248:4; 252:13
  • 1991, 371:2
  • 1993, 172:4
  • 1996, 228:110
  • 1998, 102:5
  • 2002, 96:4
  • 2008, 337:3, eff. Sept. 5, 2008
  • 2017, 211:3, eff. Sept. 8, 2017
  • 2019, 346:136, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2020
  • 2020, 10:2, eff. July 14, 2020
  • 2023, 239:5, eff. Aug. 8, 2023

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