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Water Resources Primer

The Water Resources Primer was developed to inform policy makers and citizens about the state’s water resources and the challenges faced in sustainably managing them. It was developed as part of an initiative to develop a statewide, comprehensive water resources plan, spearheaded by the Legislature’s Statutory Water Resources Committee. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is the lead author, although the document was significantly influenced and improved by the contributions of many volunteer stakeholders and experts.

All documents have been saved in Adobe Acrobat Reader format.

To assist users, the primer is available in two versions for downloading and printing:

Complete Water Resources Primer (20.0 MB)

Complete Chapters (below)

Primer Cover (1.01 MB)
Front Matter (450 KB) – includes Acknowledgments, Table of Contents, List of Acronyms , and Executive Summary
Chapter 1 – Introduction and Overview (18.6 MB)
Chapter 2 – Rivers (6.97 MB)
Chapter 3 – Lakes and Ponds (9.89 MB)
Chapter 4 – Groundwater (12.2 MB)
Chapter 5 – Wetlands (14.5 MB)
Chapter 6 – Coastal and Estuarine Waters (14.6 MB)
Chapter 7 – Water Use and Conservation (4.17 MB)
Chapter 8 – Drinking Water (4.94 MB)
Chapter 9 – Wastewater (6.55 MB)
Chapter 10 – Stormwater (7.13 MB)
Chapter 11 – Dams (6.64 MB)
Chapter 12 – Floods and Droughts (8.47 MB)
Appendices
- From the Northeast Climates Impact Assessment: Executive Summary: Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast (1.3 MB)
- Flood Commission Report: Implementation Table of Identified Needs (139 KB)
- Water Resources Projects, Studies and Initiatives Matrix (190 KB)
- Summary of Statutory and Regulatory Authorities for New Hampshire Water Protection Activities (93.1 KB)

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