CHAPTER 481 STATE DAMS, RESERVOIRS AND OTHER WATER CONSERVATION PROJECTS
General Provisions
Section 481:13
481:13 Reservoirs; How Operated. –
The department shall regulate and direct the storage and release of water from each reservoir in such manner and at such times as shall be most beneficial for regulating the flow of rivers and streams to lessen damages resulting from floods and to promote the state's industrial and economic welfare by enhancing the present and potential water power and for supplying water to any political subdivision of the state for public or domestic use (provided that any such subdivision shall be required to pay to said department a fair and reasonable compensation as determined by said department for water so supplied) and subject thereto for water users in accordance with the provisions of contracts entered into pursuant to RSA 481:8. The department shall not interfere with or obstruct the flow of stored water released from any present or future water storage or conservation reservoir located upstream from said project.