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NHDES Shoreland Rules and Fetch Rules

The Final Proposals for the Shoreland Rules and the Fetch Rules (separate documents and rulemakings) were filed the last week of January with the Office of Legislative Services.  These are separate rulemakings, but they can both be found on the wetlands website under “Proposed Rules”.  Here is the link:

http://www.des.state.nh.us/RuleMaking/

NHDES expects that the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (JLCAR) will hear both sets of rules on Friday February 15th at the Legislative Office Building.

Corps of Engineers Updates

Please click the link below to view the latest Memorandum from the Corps of Engineers regarding Jurisdictional Determinations conducted pursuant to Section 404 of the CWA in light of the Rappanos  and SWANCC decisions. Look for Top Stories - "CWA Guidance to Implement the US Supreme Court Decision for the Rapano and Carabell Cases".

http://www.usace.army.mil/cw/cecwo/reg

 

Greetings-

I wanted to let everyone know about the status of our "full" Land Resource Management Workshops: http://des.nh.gov/workshop/default.asp.  I have been getting a lot of phone calls (and emails) about them.

Our March 6 session still has some openings for those interested in attending the Wetland Track in the afternoon.  The afternoon Shoreland track is full.  We had to shut off the online registration, so those interested in the Wetland track will need to send an email as described below.

We are planning to have a Shoreland only afternoon workshop on March 13.  Once Arlene and I get together to create the promotional material, we will distribute it and place it on the website too.  I have been collecting names of interested people for that 3/13 shoreland-only session.

If anyone is interested in the 3/6 or 3/13 session, please direct them to send an email to the "Wetmail @des.nh.gov" email address.  I will review the requests and respond.

If someone is only available for the 2/14 date, ask them to send an email (if possible) and I will put them on a waiting list.

Thanks!

Sandy

Sandra Crystall, PWS
Senior Resources Manager
NH Department of Environmental Services

Wetlands Bureau
PO Box 95
Concord, NH 03302-0095
ph: (603) 271-4193
fax: (603) 271-6588
wetmail@des.nh.gov

NHDES has distributed the Rulemaking Notice and the Rules (Initial Proposal) for the Vernal Pool Rules (including definitions).  Click on the following links to view the rulemaking notice and proposed rules:

Vernal Pool Rulemaking Notice
Vernal Pool Rulemaking Definitions
Vernal Pool Rules - Proposed
Vernal Pool Definitions

Please note that the Public Hearing will be on Thursday February 21, 2008 from 12:00 to 2:00 PM in Rooms 110 and 111 at the NH Department of Environmental Services.

If you have any questions for NHDES, contact Mary Ann Tilton at 271-2929 or Wetlands Rule Coordinator, Karla McManus.

NHANRS is interested in NHANRS Member comments on the proposed Vernal Pool Rules. Please provide comments to Tracy Tarr (NHANRS Representative to the Vernal Pool Work Group at ttenv@worldpath.net) or to Sherrie Davis (Chair of the NHANRS Legislative Committee at sdavis@nhsc.net)

 

Earl Chase has been appointed by the NHANRS Board of Directors to represent NHANRS on the Stream Rules Work Group.

 

Changes to the NH Natural Heritage Bureau Environmental Review Process