Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 482:10

  • Dam: means any artificial barrier, including appurtenant works, which impounds or diverts water and which has a height of 6 feet or more, or is located at the outlet of a great pond. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 482:2
  • Department: means the department of environmental services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 482:2
  • Reconstruction: means :
    (a) A change in the height, length, or discharge capacity of the structure;
    (b) Restoring a breached dam or one in ruins;
    (c) Modification of flashboards which either increases their height or increases the headwater elevation at which the flashboards will fail; or
    (d) A change in the structural configuration of a dam. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 482:2
The department may designate some competent inspector to inspect the construction or reconstruction of any dam for which approved plans and specifications and a permit for construction have been required under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482:9 and such inspector shall report to the department any failure to comply with said plans and specifications.