Concord, NH - The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services announced that the changes to the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act (CSPA) enacted April 1, 2008, have been repealed and reenacted with a new effective date of July 1, 2008. The state is now operating under the pre-existing law and rules. New projects and activities conducted within the protected shoreland will require a permit after July 1, 2008.
Certain elements of the CSPA enacted on April 1 were not repealed and will remain in effect.
* The minimum primary structure setback in all towns is 50 feet from protected waters. This provision supersedes local ordinances that maintain a lesser primary setback.
* The CSPA now applies to the Saco and Pemigiwasset Rivers and all great ponds and 4th order or greater streams.
For further clarification or information, visit the DES website at
www.des.nh.gov/cspa, or call Jason Aube, Shoreland Protection Outreach Specialist, at 603-271-8176.
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