Hot Topics (Complete List)
- NEW! Permit Application Changes
- FAQs – Projects Located on a Designated River
- Frequently Asked Questions – SWQPA
- New Land Resources Management Application Return Process
Publications (Complete List)
- A Shoreland Homeowner’s Guide to Stormwater Management
- Summary of the Minimum Standards
- Native Shoreland and Riparian Buffer plantings for NH
- NH Stormwater Manual
- Shoreland Protection Fact Sheets
Water Bodies Protected under the Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act
Rules/Regulatory
Education/Outreach
Technical Assistance
- NEW! Determine if a Permit is Required to Repair or Install a Dock
- NEW! Determine if a Shoreland Permit is Required
- Generate a NHB Report-NH Datacheck Tool
- Local River Advisory Committee Contact Information
- Sample Abutter Notification Letter
- Sample Completed Shoreland Worksheet
- U.S. Geological Survey Maps
Forms/Applications (Complete List)
- Land Resources Management Programs Complaint Form PDF | Word
- Shoreland Permit Application PDF | Word
- Shoreland Permit by Notification Form (PBN) PDF | Word
- Instructions for Completing the Shoreland Application Worksheet
- Shoreland More Nearly Conforming Request Form
- Request for Permit Time Extensions PDF | Word
- Request Waiver of the Minimum Standards Form
Permits (Complete List)
- Permit Application Decision Reports
- Shoreland Impact Permit
- Shoreland Permit by Notification (PBN)
- Wetland Permit Information and Applications
- NEW! Wetland and Shoreland Permits Query
Shoreland Impact Permits issued on and after October 10, 2011 are available on-line through One-Stop by clicking the link above. - Wetlands Council
Related Programs (Complete List)
- Alteration of Terrain Bureau
- Dam Bureau
- Exotic Species Program
- Lakes Management and Protection Program
- Land Resources Management
- Rivers Management & Protection Program
- Subsurface Systems Bureau
- Watershed Management Bureau
- Wetlands Bureau
Commissions/Task Forces
- Final Report of the Commission to Review the Effectiveness of the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act; November 30, 2006 (SB 83, Chapter 209, Laws of 2005)
Resources/Links (Complete List)
- New Hampshire Lakes Association
- New Hampshire Prohibited Species List
- New Hampshire Rivers Council
- University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center
FAQs (Complete List)
Contact Us (Complete List)
- NHDES Shoreland Program
29 Hazen Drive; PO Box 95
Concord, NH 03302-0095
(603) 271-2147
(603) 271-6588 (fax)
shoreland@des.nh.gov
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