New Hampshire Revised Statutes 482:6 – Existing Dams on Great Ponds
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 482:6
- 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
- governing body: shall mean the board of selectmen in a town, the board of aldermen or council in a city or town with a town council, the school board in a school district or the village district commissioners in a village district, or when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county commissioners. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:48
- 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
Upon written notice from the department, the owner of a non-permitted dam on the outlet of a great pond shall comply with the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482:5. The department, after 30 days’ notice to abutters, to the governing body of the municipality in which the dam is situated, to the fish and game department, and to the department of safety, shall hold a public hearing, notice of which shall be published 7 days before the hearing in one newspaper of general circulation throughout the state. If, as a result of said hearing and further investigation, the department shall be of the opinion that management and control of the outlet of the great pond would be of benefit to the public, it may order the management of said outlet under whatever conditions it finds necessary to protect the public rights and safety; provided, however, the owner shall be fully compensated for any loss sustained by action of the department with respect to a dam which was previously registered or legalized.