New Hampshire Revised Statutes 485-E:2 – Definitions
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In this chapter:
I. “Alliance” means the Southeast Watershed Alliance.
II. “Associated waters” means freshwater surface waters and groundwater located in the coastal watershed, which contribute flows downstream to the state‘s coastal water resources.
III. “Coastal watershed” means the land area in New Hampshire contributing groundwater, surface water, and stormwater to the state’s coastal water resources and associated waters. The coastal watershed consists all or portions of the following municipalities: Barrington; Brentwood; Brookfield; Candia; Chester; Danville; Deerfield; Dover; Durham; East Kingston; Epping; Exeter; Farmington; Fremont; Greenland; Hampton; Hampton Falls; Kensington; Kingston; Lee; Madbury; Middleton; Milton; New Castle; New Durham; Newfields; Newington; Newmarket; Nottingham; North Hampton; Northwood; Portsmouth; Raymond; Rochester; Rollinsford; Rye; Sandown; Seabrook; Somersworth; Strafford; Stratham; and Wakefield.
IV. “Coastal water resources” means the Gulf of Maine and associated coastal embayments on the Atlantic coast of New Hampshire, and the Great Bay estuary.
V. “Department” means the department of environmental services.
VI. “Great Bay estuary” means the Piscataqua River, Great Bay and Little Bay, all tidal portions of the Bellamy, Cocheco, Lamprey, Oyster, Salmon Falls, Squamscott, and Winnicut Rivers, and the tidal portion of all minor tributaries to the Piscataqua River Great Bay, or Little Bay.
VII. “Low impact development” means development that incorporates best management practices to reduce impervious surfaces, preserve natural hydrology, and reduce stormwater volumes and pollution. Low impact development practices include, but are not limited to, project designs that reduce the amount of impervious cover, porous pavements, gravel wetlands, and green rooftops.
VIII. “Municipalities” means cities, towns, and village districts.
IX. “State’s economic growth, resource protection, and planning policy” means the policy established pursuant to RSA 9-B.
X. “Stormwater utility” means a special assessment district established to generate funding specifically for stormwater management, under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 149-I:6-a.
I. “Alliance” means the Southeast Watershed Alliance.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 485-E:2
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- 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
II. “Associated waters” means freshwater surface waters and groundwater located in the coastal watershed, which contribute flows downstream to the state‘s coastal water resources.
III. “Coastal watershed” means the land area in New Hampshire contributing groundwater, surface water, and stormwater to the state’s coastal water resources and associated waters. The coastal watershed consists all or portions of the following municipalities: Barrington; Brentwood; Brookfield; Candia; Chester; Danville; Deerfield; Dover; Durham; East Kingston; Epping; Exeter; Farmington; Fremont; Greenland; Hampton; Hampton Falls; Kensington; Kingston; Lee; Madbury; Middleton; Milton; New Castle; New Durham; Newfields; Newington; Newmarket; Nottingham; North Hampton; Northwood; Portsmouth; Raymond; Rochester; Rollinsford; Rye; Sandown; Seabrook; Somersworth; Strafford; Stratham; and Wakefield.
IV. “Coastal water resources” means the Gulf of Maine and associated coastal embayments on the Atlantic coast of New Hampshire, and the Great Bay estuary.
V. “Department” means the department of environmental services.
VI. “Great Bay estuary” means the Piscataqua River, Great Bay and Little Bay, all tidal portions of the Bellamy, Cocheco, Lamprey, Oyster, Salmon Falls, Squamscott, and Winnicut Rivers, and the tidal portion of all minor tributaries to the Piscataqua River Great Bay, or Little Bay.
VII. “Low impact development” means development that incorporates best management practices to reduce impervious surfaces, preserve natural hydrology, and reduce stormwater volumes and pollution. Low impact development practices include, but are not limited to, project designs that reduce the amount of impervious cover, porous pavements, gravel wetlands, and green rooftops.
VIII. “Municipalities” means cities, towns, and village districts.
IX. “State’s economic growth, resource protection, and planning policy” means the policy established pursuant to RSA 9-B.
X. “Stormwater utility” means a special assessment district established to generate funding specifically for stormwater management, under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 149-I:6-a.