Revision: March 9, 2022, 3:53 p.m.
Rep. Bixby, Straf. 17
March 9, 2022
2022-1052h
08/04
Floor Amendment to HB 1454-FN
Amend RSA 149-M:9, XIV(a)(1)-(2) as inserted by section 2 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
(1) The applicant shall hire an independent hydrogeologist at the applicant's expense, to estimate based upon adequate and representative on-site field testing, the seepage velocity of groundwater in both overburden/till and in bedrock. The maximum seepage velocity shall be the highest rate estimated for any test site in the disposal area. Maximum seepage velocity shall be measured in feet per year.
(2) The 5-year distance-of-travel estimate shall be calculated by multiplying the maximum seepage velocity by 5 years.