Title L, Water Management and Protection

Where the board finds that compliance with all the requirements of this chapter or rules adopted under RSA 482-B:4 would result in undue hardship, an exemption from any one or more of such requirements may be granted by the board to the extent necessary to ameliorate such undue h…

Fees received under this chapter shall be paid over to the state treasurer and deposited in the water well board fund established in RSA 482-B:4-a.

All wells shall be maintained in a proper condition to conserve and protect groundwater resources and shall not be a source or cause of contamination or pollution of the water supply of any aquifer. All materials and construction practices used in the construction of a new well o…

I. The department may issue an administrative order to any person who violates any provision of this chapter, any rule adopted under this chapter, or any license or approval issued under this chapter, or who makes or certifies a material false statement relative to any document r…

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a person who regularly employs a maintenance person whose duties include replacement and maintenance of pump installations on the property of that person when such employee is actually so engaged or to an owner or an owner's agent…

Written complaints filed with the board against a licensed water well contractor or a licensed pump installer shall be public records. The board may maintain a registry of written complaints. If such a registry is established, the board shall establish, by rules adopted pursuant …

For the purposes of this chapter: I. "Board" means the New Hampshire water well board established under RSA 482-B. I-a. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of environmental services. I-b. "Department" means the department of environmental services. II. "Person" includes an indi…

I. There is created a board to be known as the New Hampshire water well board. The water well board shall be administered by the commissioner of environmental services. The board shall consist of 6 members who are residents of the state, appointed by the governor with the advice …

The water well board shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to: I. The application procedure for a water well contractor or pump installer license. II. The qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements set by RSA 482-B:5, III. III. The types of licenses to be…

The New Hampshire water well board fund is established as a special fund in the state treasury. The fund shall be revolving, continually appropriated and nonlapsing. All fees, fines and civil penalties collected as provided in this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury im…

I. A person, before engaging in the business of constructing a well or installing a pump, shall obtain the proper license annually as a water well contractor or pump installer. A license shall not be transferable and shall expire on June 30 of each year. After July 31 of each yea…

A water well contractor shall place in a conspicuous location on both sides of each well drilling rig or other machine used to construct a well and a pump installer shall place in a conspicuous location on both sides of each pump service truck the license number in letters not le…

This chapter shall not restrict a plumber from engaging in the trade for which the plumber has been licensed if such plumber holds a pump installer's license. No examination shall be required for a person who is a plumber licensed under RSA 153:27-a and holds a valid pump install…

A license may be refused, or a license duly issued may be suspended or revoked, or the renewal of such license refused by the board on the board's own investigation and motion or upon motion or written complaint of an interested party if the board has good and sufficient reason t…

I. Before taking any action under RSA 482-B:8, the board shall give notice of its intention to do so by certified mail to the person against whom the proposed action is to be taken. Upon receipt of such notice, the person affected may within 30 days request a hearing. If a hearin…