New Hampshire Revised Statutes 481:13 – Reservoirs; How Operated
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 481:13
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Department: means the department of environmental services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 481:2
- Project: shall be deemed to include all property, rights, easements and franchises relating to the project and necessary or convenient for its operation. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 481:2
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
The department shall regulate and direct the storage and release of water from each reservoir in such manner and at such times as shall be most beneficial for regulating the flow of rivers and streams to lessen damages resulting from floods and to promote the state‘s industrial and economic welfare by enhancing the present and potential water power and for supplying water to any political subdivision of the state for public or domestic use (provided that any such subdivision shall be required to pay to said department a fair and reasonable compensation as determined by said department for water so supplied) and subject thereto for water users in accordance with the provisions of contracts entered into pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 481:8. The department shall not interfere with or obstruct the flow of stored water released from any present or future water storage or conservation reservoir located upstream from said project.