The Beach Program always seeks public comment on the performance of the inspection program and implementation of state standards. Currently, only coastal public beaches are evaluated yearly with the Risk-Based Evaluation and Tiered Monitoring Plan. The plan determines if the frequency of monitoring should be once a week, twice a week, or every other week. Currently, freshwater public beaches are only sampled once a month. The Beach Program would like to apply these processes to both freshwater and coastal public beaches. The Beach Program encourages all interested parties to comment on how to the evaluation and monitoring process can be implemented at all freshwater and coastal public beaches.
Comments may be directed to:
- Sonya Carlson, Public Beach Program Coordinator
NH Department of Environmental Services
29 Hazen Drive; PO Box 95
Concord, NH 03302-0095
(603) 271-0698
(603) 271-7894 (fax)
beaches@des.nh.gov
sonya.carlson@des.nh.gov