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Friday, August 15, 2008

Environment - New Hampshire's new law regulating outdoor wood boilers goes into effect

As the ILB wrote in this Feb. 12th entry:

The ILB has posted a large number of entries on the possible regulation of outdoor wood-fired boilers or stoves used to heat homes. This entry from Nov. 24, 2007 gives some good background. Because IDEM and US EPA have both failed to act, a number of local entites have explored the possibility of writing their own ordiances
Today New Hampshire's Foster's Daily Democrat reports in a story that begins:
CONCORD — A new law applying to outdoor wood boilers (also known as outdoor wood-fired hydronic heaters) has gone into effect, the state Department of Environmental Services has announced.

Those who already own an outdoor wood boiler or are thinking about purchasing one should know about HB 1405 (Chapter 362, Laws of N.H. 2007) of which certain provisions went into effect on Sunday. The law establishes requirements for the sale, installation and use of the devices.

As of Sunday, clean wood and wood boilers that are purchased and installed after that day and before next Jan. 1, and do not meet certain particulate emission standards as certified by the U. S. EPA, must meet two conditions. First, they must be installed no closer than 200 feet from abutting residence. Second, they must have a permanent attached stack that is at least two feet higher than the peak of the roof of a residence or place of business (not served by the unit) located within 300 feet of the outdoor wood boiler.

Also, all distributors and sellers of outdoor wood boilers are required to provide prospective buyers with a copy of the new law.

Owners of existing outdoor wood boilers that are deemed a nuisance or injurious to public health by either the municipality or the Department of Health and Human Services will now be required to take corrective action. DES will provide technical assistance to the municipality and the Department of Health and Human Services if this situation arises.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 15, 2008 10:13 AM
Posted to Environment