New Hampshire § 485-C-7 - Section 485-C:7 Potential Contamination Sources.
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§ 485-C-7. Section 485-C:7 Potential Contamination Sources.
I. Human activities or operations upon the land surface shall be considered potential contamination sources if the activity or operation poses a reasonable risk that regulated contaminants may be introduced into the environment in such quantities as to degrade the natural groundwater quality. II. For purposes of this chapter, potential contamination sources shall include the following: (a) Vehicle service and repair shops, including but not limited to: automobile, truck, and equipment service or repair shops, autobody shops; and aircraft fueling, deicing, and maintenance areas. (b) General service and repair shops, including but not limited to: furniture stripping, painting, and refinishing; photographic processing; printing; appliance and small engine repair; boat repair, service, and refinishing; refrigeration, heating, ventilating and air conditioning shops. (c) Metalworking shops, including, but not limited to: machine shops; metal plating, heat treating, smelting and jewelry making shops. (d) Manufacturing facilities, including, but not limited to: electronics and chemical manufacturing, processing, and reclamation; paper, leather, plastic, fiberglass, rubber, silicon and glass making; a pharmaceutical production; pesticide manufacture; and chemical preservation of wood and wood products. (e) Underground and aboveground storage facilities for oil and hazardous substances, as defined in RSA 146-C. (f) Waste and scrap processing and storage, including, but not limited to: junkyards, scrap yards, and auto salvage yards; wastewater treatment plants; dumps, landfills, transfer stations and other solid waste facilities; and wastewater or septage lagoons. (g) Transportation corridors, including, but not limited to, highways and railroads. (h) Septic systems, including, but not limited to large septic systems which require a groundwater discharge permit under RSA 485-A:13. (i) Laboratories and professional offices, including but not limited to: medical, dental, and veterinary offices; and research and analytical laboratories. (j) Use of agricultural chemicals, including but not limited to: golf courses; feed lots, kennels, piggeries, and manure stockpiles; parks; nurseries and sod farms; and the usage of registered pesticides. (k) Salt storage and use for winter road and parking lot maintenance. (l) Snow dumps. (m) Stormwater infiltration ponds or leaching catch basins. (n) Cleaning services, including but not limited to: dry cleaners, laundromats; beauty salons; and car washes. (o) Food processing plants, including but not limited to: meat packing and slaughterhouses; dairies; and processed food manufacture. (p) Fueling and maintenance of excavation and earthmoving equipment. (q) Concrete, asphalt and tar manufacture. (r) Cemeteries. (s) Hazardous waste facilities regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as implemented by RSA 147-A.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 485-C-7 ("Section 485-C:7 Potential Contamination Sources.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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