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NH Department of Environmental Services

Publications

Reports and Guidance Documents

Air Quality
NHDES-
CO-01-1
The New Hampshire Dioxin Reduction Strategy [pdf] $10.00
ARD-01-1 The Climate Change Challenge: Actions NH Can Take to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [pdf]  
R-ARD-01-2 The New Hampshire Clean Power Strategy: An Integrated Strategy to Reduce Emissions of Multiple Pollutants from New Hampshire's Electric Power Plants [pdf]  
ARD-04-3 The Small Business Guide to Environmental Awareness [pdf]  
R-ARD-04-1 Air Pollution Transport and How it Affects New Hampshire  
ARD-05-1 Guidance and Procedure for Performing Air Quality Impact Modeling in NH (web only),[pdf]  
  Assessment of Forest Sensitivity to Nitrogen and Sulfur Deposition in New Hampshire and Vermont  
R-ARD-08-1 Technical Background for the 2008 Statewide Mercury Fish Consumption Advisory [pdf]  

Waste Management
WMD-00-1 Guidance for Managing Asbestos Disposal Sites  
WMD-97-1 BMPs for Transfer Stations/Recycling Centers [pdf] N/C
No Code # Any combination or all of AST, UST and/or all Contaminated Sites on CD-ROM $30.00
No Code # Guidelines for Selection of Natural Attenuation for Groundwater Restoration (1999) [pdf]  
No Code # Assessment of the Proposed Revision to the Drinking Water and Groundwater Standards for Methyl tertiary-Butyl Ether  
No Code # Field Sampling Procedures Guidance Manual [pdf] $5.00
Field Sampling Procedures Guidance Manual CD-ROM $15.00
No Code # NH Petroleum Storage Facility Fund Program - Reimbursement Request Checklist N/C
No Code # Annual Report of the Oil Fund Disbursement Board (October 1, 2006) N/C
No Code # Natural & Enhanced In Situ Bioremediation of Petroleum Contaminated Salt Marshes $4.00
  Natural & Enhanced In Situ Bioremediation of Petroleum Contaminated Salt Marshes CD-ROM $15.00
R-WMD-01-4 Pitstops Manual: BMPs for Automobile Service Facilities [pdf]  
No Code # Composting at N.H. Schools: A How-to Guide [pdf]  
R-WMD-01-5 Staying Green: A Guide to Waste Management for the Lodging Industry in NH $18.00
No Code # Report of the Governor's Solid Waste Task Force [pdf] $10.00
WMD-02-1 BMPs for Dental Offices in New Hampshire [pdf] N/C
WMD-02-4 Ash Landfill Study, A Report to the Governor and General Court, Nov. 2002 N/C
MD-04-1 Guidelines for Organizing a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in Your Community [pdf]  
R-WMD-04-2 Solid Waste Report to the Legislature 2003 [pdf]  
  Soil Excavation and Disposal Specifications [pdf]  
R-WMD-05-1 Biennial Report to the Legislature: DES P2 Program
WMD-06-1 Vapor Intrusion Guidance [pdf]  
No Code # Final Policy Preservation of VOCs in Soil Samples 2001  
No Code # Superfund Update: Annual Report of the Superfund Program in NH (web only)  
R-WMD-06-2 Solid Waste Report to the Legislature 2005  
WMD-06-3 Investing in New Hampshire’s Future, Rebuilding Brownfields Today. An Overview of the New Hampshire’s Brownfields Program  
R-WMD-06-5 Report to the Legislature: Regional Initiatives on Disposal and Financing of Electronics Waste (web only)  
WMD-07-1 Motor Vehicle Salvage Yard Environmental Compliance Manual & Self-Audit Checklist  
WMD-07-4 NH Green Yards Environmental Guidance Manual for Motor Vehicle Recycling Yards  

Water Quality-Groundwater
R-WRD-89-2 N.H. Drought Management Plan-May 1990. $5.00
NHDES-
WRD-90-4
Well Yield - How Much Water is Enough? $2.00
WD-00-8 Strategy to Reduce the Health Risks Associated with Contaminants in Private Water Supplies  
WD-99-2 A guide to Identifying Potentially favorable Areas to Protect Future Municipal Wells in Stratified Drift Aquifers--Vol. 1 $4.00
WD-99-3 A guide to Identifying Potentially favorable Areas to Protect Future Municipal Wells in Stratified Drift Aquifers--Vol. 2 $4.00
WD-03-33 A Field Guide for Pumping Test Operators [pdf] N/C
WD-04-7 The Applicant's Toolkit for Siting New Small Community Wells In New Hampshire [pdf] N/C
No Code # Geophysical Investigations of Well Fields to Characterize Fractured-Bedrock Aquifers in Southern New Hampshire available on web only  
WD-05-31 Groundwater Discharge Permitting Guidance Document for Recharging Aquifers with Reclaimed Wastewater [pdf]  
WD-06-41 Model Groundwater Protection Ordinance [pdf] N/C
WD-06-47 Managing Groundwater Protection Areas: Guidance and Sample Letters  
WD-07-29 The DES Guide to Groundwater Protection. N/C
WD-08-6 FAQs Regarding Large Groundwater Withdrawal Permitting.  

Water Quality-Lakes & Ponds
R-WRD-91-4 Official List of Public Waters in N.H. - Revised February 2007. $5.00
R-WSPCD-97-2 Quality of NH Lakes & Ponds: Laymen's Guide - Updated, October 2001. ($2 s/h)
4.00
R-CO-96-2 Lakes Management Criteria for New Hampshire State Agencies. $3.00
WD-02-1 NH Exotic Aquatic Species Program 1999-2001 [pdf]  
WD-04-1 NH Exotic Aquatic Species Program 2002-2003  
WD-05-30 Aquatic Plants & Algae of New Hampshire's Lakes & Ponds [pdf] $5.00
CO-06-2 Best Management Practices for NH Marinas  
WD-07-31 Comprehensive Lake Inventory  

Water Quality-Rivers & Watersheds

WD-08-4 A Guide to River Nominations [pdf]  
R-CO-97-3 A Guide to River Corridor Management Plans [pdf] $5.00
WD-00-3 Model Rule for the Protection of Water Supply Watersheds [pdf]  
WD-00-4 2000 Section 305(b) Water Quality Report [pdf] ($6 s/h)
10.00
No Code # Stream Maintenance Guide for Towns & Landowners  
No Code # The Isinglass River: A Report to the General Court N/C
WD-03-42 Best Management Practices to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution: A Guide for Citizens and Town Officials [pdf]  
WD-04-9 Evaluation of Sediment Quality [pdf only]  
WD-05-18 2004 Nonpoint Source Management Annual Report [pdf]  
R-WD-05-27 Water Monitoring Strategy Report    [doc] [pdf]  
WD-06-27 White Paper: River Restoration and Fluvial Geomorphology (web only) N/C
WD-06-34 A Field Guide to Common Riparian Plants of New Hampshire  
R-WD-06-36 2005 Nonpoint Source Management Annual Report  
R-WD-06-37 Guidelines for Naturalized River Channel Design and Bank Stabilization [pdf]  
R-WD-07-25 The Ammonoosuc River: A Report to the General Court [pdf]
No Code # VRAP Water Quality Monitoring Field Sampling Protocols for Volunteer Monitors [pdf]  
No Code # Interpreting VRAP Water Quality Parameters [pdf]  
No Code # Native Shoreland & Riparian Buffer Plantings for NH [pdf]  
No Code # Floodplain Forest Communities of NH [pdf]  
No Code # Glossary of River Ecology Terms [pdf]  
No Code # The Volunteer River Assessment Program Annual Reports, Data and Maps (web only)  
R-WD-07-32 2006 Nonpoint Source Management Annual Report [pdf]  
WD-08-8 The New Hampshire Guidelines for Coordinated Lake Management and Shoreland Protection Plans [pdf] (web only)  
WD-08-11 2007 Nonpoint Source Management Annual Report [pdf]  

Water Quality-Stormwater
No Code # Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control for Urban and Developing Areas in N.H. ($6 s/h)25.00
R-WSPCD-95-3 Best Management Practice for Urban Stormwater Runoff. $5.00
R-WD-01-13 Managing Stormwater as a Valuable Resource.[pdf] N/C
WD-02-2 Innovative Stormwater Treatment Technologies BMP Manual [pdf] $10.00
WD-04-9 Evaluation of Sediment Quality [pdf]  

Water Quality-Wetlands
No Code # Guide to New Hampshire Timber Harvesting Laws N/C
R-WRD-91-3 Method for the Comparative Evaluation of Nontidal Wetlands in NH
[Text] [pdf] (5.74 MB)
[Appendices] [pdf] (1.62 MB)
N/C
No Code # Got Permits? poster N/C

Water-Shoreland
  Final Report of the Commission to Review the Effectiveness of the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act Nov. 30, 2006. (CD only) $5.00

Miscellaneous Water Issues
No Code # Soil Manual for Site Evaluations in N.H. $15.00
No Code # Sludge and Septage Management in N.H. $20.00
WD-01-2 Biofilter Treatment System at the East Kingston Septage Facility (Jan.2001). [pdf] N/C
No Code # State of New Hampshire Coastal Oil Spill Prevention and Response Plan. $5.00
No Code # Regulatory Barriers to Water Supply Regional Cooperation and Conservation in New Hampshire N/C
No Code # BMPs for Routine Roadway Maintenance Activities in NH (August 2001) N/C
No Code # On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Installation Manual $5.00
WD-04-19 Life in New Hampshire Salt Marshes N/C
R-WD-05-20 Annual Compliance Report on Public Water System Violations 2004.  
WD-06-40 Enforcement of NHDES Water Supply Watershed Rules Part Env-Ws 386 Guidance For Local Officials [pdf]  
WD-06-48 Winnipesaukee River Basin Program: A Success Story in Water Quality Improvement  
No Code # Got Permits? poster N/C
WD-08-14 Community Public Water System Emergency Plan Guide 2008  

General
  2007 Annual Report  
  2006 Annual Report  
  2005 Annual Report  
  2004 Annual Report  
  2003 Annual Report  
  2002 Annual Report  
R-CO-98-1 Publications of the NH Department of Environmental Services. N/C
NHDES-
CO-98-2
New Hampshire Mercury Reduction Strategy [web only] $10.00
No Code # NHDES Compliance Assurance Response Policy $10.00
No Code # New Hampshire Environment 2000 [pdf] N/C
NHDES-
CO-01-03
Research into the Effectiveness of Environmental Management Systems
[Complete Text of Report]
[Appendices]
 
R-CO-01-5 NH Sample Collection & Preservation Manual for Drinking Water [pdf]  
R-CO-02-4 New Hampshire Environment 2001 [pdf] N/C
CO-06-1 Small Business Technical and Financial Assistance Resource Guide [pdf] (web only)  
WD-06-35 The Inside Scoop: How to Conduct a Pet Waste Outreach Campaign [pdf]  
No Code # Draft Northeast Regional Mercury TMDL Report and Public Comment Information  
CO-07-1 DES at a Glance: A resource guide to the NH Dept. of Environmental Services N/C
CO-07-5 Planning for Profits… A Guide to Pollution Prevention for New Hampshire Businesses  
CO-07-7 Guidance for the Cleanup of Clandestine Chemical Laboratories  

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