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Lakes Management and Protection Program

With the passage of RSA 483-A in 1990, the General Court established the New Hampshire Lakes Management and Protection Program (LMPP) to be administered within the Department of Environmental Services. According to the law, "it is the intent of the legislature that the New Hampshire Lakes Management and Protection Program shall complement and reinforce existing state and federal water quality laws. It is also the intent of the legislature that, through said program, the scenic beauty and recreational potential of lakes shall be maintained or enhanced, that wildlife habitat shall be protected, that opportunity for public enjoyment of lakes uses be ensured, and that littoral interests shall be respected." more...

Hot Topics (Complete List)

• Healthy Waterfront Property Workshop, April 2011 presentations…
• Lakes Management Advisory Committee Blog
• A Shoreland Homeowner’s Guide to Stormwater Management
• Public Trust Doctrine and Lake Management in New Hampshire
• Workshop: Cyanotoxins in New Hampshire’s Lakes
• Economic Value of New Hampshire’s Surface Waters
• Marina Stormwater Discharge Permit Work Session
• Shoreland Program/Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act (CSPA) Information
• The Sustainability of New Hampshire’s Surface Waters
• The Sustainability of New Hampshire’s Surface Waters Appendix

Publications (Complete List)

• Fact Sheets and Publications Related to Lake Issues
• Lake Water Quality Reports
• The N.H. Lakes Management & Protection Program (Fact Sheet R&L-1)
• The New Hampshire Guidelines for Coordinated Lake Management and Shoreland Protection Plans (NHDES-WD-08-8)
• The New Hampshire Guidelines for Coordinated Lake Management and Shoreland Protection Plans & the Comprehensive Lake Inventory (Fact Sheet R&L-22)
• Comprehensive Lake Inventory (WD-07-31)
• How to Identify Cyanobacteria

Rules/Regulations

• Chapter 483-A: New Hampshire Lakes Management and Protection Program
• Chapter 483-B: Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act
• Chapter 485-A Water Pollution and Waste Disposal
• Env-Wq 1700 Surface Water Quality Regulations
• Env-Ws 386 Protecting the Purity of Regulated Watersheds [$1.50]

Grants/Loans

• Exotic Species Program
• Source Water Protection Grants
• Water Quality Planning Section 604(b)
• Watershed Assistance and Restoration Grants

Related Programs (Complete List)

• Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act
• Dam Bureau
• Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau
• Exotic Species Program
• Rivers Management and Protection Program

Partnerships (Complete List)

• Agencies with Lake Related Responsibilities
• NH Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food
• NH Department of Resources and Economic Development
• New Hampshire Lakes Association
• NH Marine Patrol

Resources/Links (Complete List)

Commissions/Task Forces

• Lakes Management Advisory Committee

Contact Us

• Jacquie Colburn
  Rivers Coordinator
  NH Department of Environmental Services
  29 Hazen Drive; PO Box 95
  Concord, NH 03301-0095
  (603) 271-2959
  (603) 271-7894 (fax)
  jacquie.colburn@des.nh.gov

 

 

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NH Department of Environmental Services | 29 Hazen Drive | PO Box 95 | Concord, NH 03302-0095
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