Monthly Archives: October 2012

Request for Qualifications Issued for Design, Engineering, and Permitting for Dam Removal Project

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Steve Landry

On behalf of dam owners, George Wons and Olesia Pacholok, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for design, engineering, and permitting for the removal of the Boyce Pond/Horseshoe Pond Dam in … Continue reading →

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AWWA’s 2012 YCC Season a Huge Success!

Posted on October 31, 2012 by sally.soule

The 2012 AWWA YCC Crew & Dustin Johnson, AWWA Technical Director What do you get when you combine a group of hard working, willing teenagers with free waterfront site designs…just ask lake front property owners in Acton, Maine and Wakefield, NH.  The … Continue reading →

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Ten years of water quality data in the Ossipee Lake watershed – What can it tell us?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by admin

Please join the Green Mountain Conservation Group and the Ossipee Watershed Coalition for a community forum on understanding 10 years of water quality data. Thursday, November 15th 6:30-8:30 PM – Runnells Hall, 25 Deer Hill Road, Chocorua Michelle Daly of … Continue reading →

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Exeter River Restoration and Stormwater Management

Posted on October 29, 2012 by sally.soule

The Brentwood Conservation Commission and Rockingham County Conservation District (RCCD) are restoring sections of eroding bank along the Exeter River in Brentwood. The project includes  bank stabilization and stormwater management which will reduce the amount of sediment and stormwater runoff entering the … Continue reading →

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Mirror Lake Prot Assn – Storm Water Management Improvement

Posted on October 28, 2012 by admin

We are sharing several photos of the residential rain gardens, bioretention cells and stabilization work accomplished this fall.  Our goal is to reduce sediment entering the lake.  We had enthusiastic participation from Mirror Lake residents and, further, the education associated with this project … Continue reading →

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Stormwater Footprint Calculator – “What’s Your P?”

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Pat Tarpey

You can now determine your property’s stormwater footprint by using the online pollutant load calculator that can be found under the “Resources” tab on the Winnipesaukee Gateway website:  www.winnigateway.org Adapted from the NH Department of Environmental Services’ “NH Residential Loading … Continue reading →

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2012 Watershed Assistance Roundtable and Site Tours Update

Posted on October 26, 2012 by barbara.mcmillan

No, you didn’t miss it.  The DES Watershed Assistance Section took a break this year from the roundtable and site tours.  To address requests that came up in previous roundtables, and to focus on some new endeavors, we will be … Continue reading →

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Jewett Brook Meeting: How to Manage This Neighborhood Asset

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Lisa Morin

On October 24th from 6:30 to 8 PM at the Tardif Park House, 51 Crescent Street, Laconia there will be a free public meeting to review the Jewett Brook Watershed Management Plan, hear Shane Csiki of NH DES give an … Continue reading →

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‘Do It Yourself’ Stormwater Management Workshop

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Lisa Morin

On October 16th at the Second Baptisit Church, 322 Upper Bay Road in Sanbornton, NH come hear presenters from NH DES, NH Lakes Association, the Belknap County Conservation District, and environmental consultant Randall J. Shuey present information to meeting attendees … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Erosion and Sediment Control Workshop

Posted on October 11, 2012 by admin

October 18, 2012, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM Ossipee Town Hall, 55 Main Street, Ossipee, NH This UNH Technology Transfer Center workshop, co-sponsored by the Green Mountain Conservation Group, will be taught by David Eckman, P.E., principal of Eckman Engineering, LLC … Continue reading →

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