Hot Topics
- Joint Lakes and Rivers Committees' Recommendations for Comprehensive Surface Water Resource Management Policy
- Current Lamprey Instream Flow Conditions
- Current upper Souhegan Instream Flow Conditions
- Current lower Souhegan Instream Flow Conditions
- Proposed Souhegan Designated River Water Management Plan – June 23, 2011 (11MB)
- Proposed Lamprey Designated River Water Management Plan – April 4, 2011 (6MB)
Publications (Complete List)
- Joint Lakes and Rivers Committees' Recommendations for Comprehensive Surface Water Resource Management Policy
- The NH Protected Instream Flow Program (DES Fact Sheet WD-R&L-28)
- Methods for Estimating Instream Flow Requirements for Protection of Aquatic Life
- Instream Flow Council Review of NH PISF Pilot: PISF Study Phase (82 pages)
- Lamprey Protected Instream Flows (July 13, 2009)
- Souhegan Protected Instream Flow (April 1, 2008)
- NH Stream Gage Task Force Report (September 15, 2006)
- Water Use Reports
Rules/Regulatory (Complete List)
- Chapter 278, Laws of 2002 - Instream Flow Pilot Legislation
- Chapter 63, Laws of 2011 – Time extension
- Chapter 201, Laws of 2009 - Sections that pertain directly to Instream Flow Pilot Program are Sections 201:3, 201:4, 201:19 and 201:20
- Chapter 319, Laws of 2003 - Sections that pertain to Instream Flow Pilot Program are Section 319:48 through 319:51
- Env-Wq 1900 - Rules for the Protection of Instream Flow on Designated Rivers
- Env-Wq 1700 - Surface Water Quality Regulations
- RSA 483 - Rivers Management and Protection Act
Technical Assistance
Related Programs
- NH Stream Gage Task Force
- Rivers Management and Protection Program (RMPP)
- Water Conservation Program
- Water Use Registration and Reporting Program
- Lakes Management and Protection Program
Commissions/Task Forces (Complete List)
- Committee Status Reports
- Lamprey River Technical Review Committee
Lamprey River TRC Contact info - Lamprey River Water Management Planning Advisory Committee
Lamprey River WMPAAC Contact info - Souhegan River Technical Review Committee
Souhegan River TRC Contact info - Souhegan River Water Management Planning Advisory Committee
Souhegan River WMPAAC Contact info
Resources/Links
- Guidance Document - WD-09-3 - Methods for Estimating Instream Flow Requirements for Protection of Aquatic Life
- Lamprey River Reference Information
- Souhegan River Reference Information
- Papers on MesoHABSIM (Northeast Instream Habitat Program)
- Water Withdrawals from Surface Waters for Bulk Transport and Delivery (Fact Sheet WD-DWGB-1-17)
Contact Us
Wayne Ives
Watershed Management Bureau
NH Department of Environmental Services
PO Box 95 - 29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03302-0095
(603) 271-3548
(603) 271-7894 (fax)
wayne.ives@des.nh.gov
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