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Prepare for the New Hampshire MS4 Permit

August 9, 2018 - The United States Environmental Protection Agency recently released the new General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems, more commonly referred to as the MS4 General Permit, with an effective date of July 1, 2018. This permit is designed to reduce stormwater pollution in New Hampshire by requiring affected municipalities to […]

Liberty Utilities Proposes Residential Electricity Storage/Battery Pilot Program

July 25, 2018 - Liberty Utilities is seeking the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission’s approval of a battery storage pilot program in which the company would buy and install approximately 1,000 batteries having an aggregate electricity storage capacity totaling 5 megawatts. Under this program, the batteries and related equipment would be installed at the homes of participating residential customers […]

Clean Water Rule Could Be Swept Downstream

July 12, 2018 - On June 29, the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a 93-page “Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” (the “Notice”) with the primary purpose of repealing the “2015 Rule Defining Waters of the United States.” Available at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-06/documents/wotus_step1_snprm_prepub_0.pdf. The Notice calls the rule released by the Obama […]

Key Points on New Hampshire Dock Permits

July 1, 2018 - You have just purchased your dream home on the shore of New Hampshire’s big lakes and want to replace the old dock that came with the property. You notice some pretty large docking structures around the lake and want to install a dock large enough to accommodate your boats and family gatherings. Your contractor tells […]

What Are the Impacts of the 2018 NH Legislative Session?

June 22, 2018 - The 2018 NH legislative session is over but for follow-up studies and action on vetoes. It was similar to the 2017 session where the biggest issue was how to assist struggling NH biomass plants. Because the 2017 solution, an increase in the alternative compliance payment for renewable energy credits under the renewable portfolio standard law, […]