Author Archives: Jeffrey Marcoux

Request for Qualifications – Lake Winnipesaukee Association Watershed Planning Moultonborough Bay and Winter Harbor

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Jeffrey Marcoux

The Lake Winnipesaukee Association has issued a Request for Qualifications to solicit professional assistance for development of a Watershed Plan for Moultonborough Bay and Winter Harbor subwatersheds of Lake Winnipesaukee. Some important deadlines: January 10, 2018      5:00 PM  Deadline for submittal of questions January 31, … Continue reading →

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Request for Qualifications – Wolfeboro’s Wentworth/Crescent Lake project BMP design

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Jeffrey Marcoux

The Town of Wolfeboro, NH has issued a Request for Qualifications to solicit professional assistance to design best management practices as part of the latest phase of implementation of their Watershed Plan. Some important deadlines: January 26, 2018      4:00 PM  Deadline for submittal of questions February 2, 2018    3:00 … Continue reading →

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Request for Qualifications for Planning and GIS Services – Newfound Lake

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Jeffrey Marcoux

The Newfound Lake Region Association has issued a Request for Qualifications to solicit professional assistance to facilitate completion of some non-structural best management practices as part of the latest phase of implementation of their Watershed Plan. Some important deadlines: January 4, 2018      Deadline for submittal of questions … Continue reading →

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Request for Qualifications for Technical Services – Lake Sunapee Watershed Plan

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Jeffrey Marcoux

The Lake Sunapee Protective Association is issuing a Request for Qualifications to solicit professional technical services in support of their effort to update the existing Lake Sunapee Watershed Plan.  The existing plan will be reviewed, updated, and upgraded to nine-element plan in … Continue reading →

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Spofford Lake Watershed Planning Partnership Underway

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Jeffrey Marcoux

Check out The Keene Sentinel article highlighting federal grant to study Spofford Lake pollution at: http://www.sentinelsource.com/news/environment/federal-grant-provides-opportunity-to-study-spofford-lake-pollution/article_46f11767-e5d3-5aed-b1a2-1ad1597a741a.html This is a great example of a partnership including the Southwest Region Planning Commission, Spofford Lake Association, and the Town of Chesterfield working together to … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: Request for Qualifications for Spofford Lake Watershed Plan

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Jeffrey Marcoux

Please note that the correct due date for the RFQ for Spofford Lake is June 9, 2017 at 5:00 pm.  The date is correct in the issued RFQ, but the initial blog email that you may have received included an … Continue reading →

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Request for Qualifications: Spofford Lake Watershed Planning

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Jeffrey Marcoux

Request For Qualifications for Technical Services Spofford Lake Management Plan  Contact:                      Lisa Murphy, (603) 357-0557, lmurphy@swrpc.org Date of Issue:              May 19, 2017 Deadline:                     June 9, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. (EST) PROJECT DESCRIPTION   The intent of this project is … Continue reading →

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About the Grants Reporting and Tracking System (GRTS)

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Jeffrey Marcoux

Did you know that project information for each s319 Grant project is available online?   One of the requirements of the s319 Grant Program is that we must report project information to the EPA’s Grants Reporting and Tracking System (GRTS).  Much of the information … Continue reading →

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DES Best Management Practice Site Visits – Summary Reports

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Jeffrey Marcoux

One important part of Section 319 Grant funded projects is the implementation of structural Best Management Practices (BMPs) designed to protect or improve water quality.  In 2008 the NH DES Watershed Assistance Section began conducting site visits of BMPs implemented … Continue reading →

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Reporting Reminder for Section 319 Project Grantees – Semi Annual Reports

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Jeffrey Marcoux

Grantees, Just sending out a friendly reminder that if you have an active Section 319 Watershed Grant project, you may have reports due soon.  Most Watershed Restoration and Watershed Assistance projects require semi-annual reports to be submitted to DES by … Continue reading →

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