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Watershed Management Bureau
Coastal Program
Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
The New Hampshire Coastal Program has developed and is overseeing the implementation
of the state's Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program (CNPCP). Activities
include:
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Coordination and promotion of cooperation among state and local organizations
and agencies on issues relative to nonpoint source pollution control
measures.
- Technical assistance to state, regional and local agencies regarding
control measures.
- Public education and public participation opportunities for nonpoint
source control.
- Long-term water quality monitoring and research support in the coastal
area.
The CNPCP manages land use activities (agriculture, forestry, land development,
marinas/recreational boating and channelization) that cause secondary sources
of "pollution" to coastal waters and habitats. NH's CNPCP is one of
only eight federally approved CNPCP's. It received full federal approval
in October 2001. The CNPCP is important because nonpoint sources of
pollution are harder to identify and control than point sources. As a result,
nonpoint sources of pollution are now responsible (in most states) for between
one-third and two-thirds of existing and threatened impairments of the states'
waters.
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