Wetlands Program
The mission of the Wetlands Bureau is to protect, maintain and enhance the environmental quality in New Hampshire through the regulation of impacts to those areas "where the tide ebbs and flows" or "freshwater flows or stands". The Wetlands Bureau is located at 29 Hazen Drive, P.O. Box 95, Concord, NH 03302-0095. They can be contacted at 603-271-2147 or wetmail@des.nh.gov.
New Wetlands Rules! The following rules take effect on December 15, 2019. The rules will be the focus of two upcoming GSDI dinner meetings which will include a presentation on the new rules by bureau staff. Further information about the evening programs will be released soon.
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Env-Wt 100-900 Wetlands Rules Table of Contents  [Disclaimer] [ Effective December 15, 2019, see Env-Wt 100-900 under Recently Adopted Wetlands Rules on Rulemaking Page]
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| Env-Wt 100 Wetlands Organizational Rules (including Definitions) [Disclaimer] [ Effective December 15, 2019, see Env-Wt 100 under Recently Adopted Wetlands Rules on Rulemaking Page] |
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| Env-Wt 200 Wetlands Procedural Rules [Disclaimer] [ Effective December 15, 2019, see Env-Wt 200 under Recently Adopted Wetlands Rules on Rulemaking Page] |
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Env-Wt 300 - 700 Wetlands Program Rules [Disclaimer] [ Effective December 15, 2019, see Env-Wt 300, 400, 500, 600, & 700 under Recently Adopted Wetlands Rules on Rulemaking Page]
Winnipesaukee Breakwater Map [Disclaimer] |
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| Env-Wt 800 Compensatory Mitigation [Disclaimer] [ Effective December 15, 2019, see Env-Wt 800 under Recently Adopted Wetlands Rules on Rulemaking Page] |
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Env-Wt 900 Stream Crossings [Disclaimer] [ Effective December 15, 2019, see Env-Wt 900 under Recently Adopted Wetlands Rules on Rulemaking Page]
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ATTENTION! Changes to the Land Resources Management permit application policy
Wetlands Bureau Web Site
Wetlands Rules
Wetlands Law
Wetland and Shoreland Permit Query
Shoreland Program
The Shoreland Program complements the Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act (Formerly known as Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act) which established minimum standards for activities within the protected shoreland that are designated to protect the water quality of the state's larger water bodies and to fulfull the state's role as trustee of those waters. They are located at 29 Hazen Drive, P.O. Box 95, Concord, NH 03302-0095. They can be contacted at 603-271-2147 or shoreland@des.nh.gov.
Shoreland Program Web Site
Shoreland Rules
Shoreland Law
Handouts from October 19, 2011 Shoreland Update program held in Concord, NH
Water Bodies Covered by the Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act
Env-Wt 100 - 800 Wetlands Rules
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DES Consolidated List of Waterbodies Subject to RSA 483-B, the Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act.
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Recently Adopted Stream Crossing Rules:
Env-Wt 101 misc. sections Definitions relating to Stream Crossing Rules
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