The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) is proud to announce the DRAFT 2025-2029 New Hampshire Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan. The Nonpoint Source (NPS) Management Program Plan (Plan) presents the NHDES strategy for preventing, controlling, and reducing NPS pollution to protect and restore the quality of New Hampshire waters. The DRAFT 2025-2029 Plan covers the Nonpoint Source Management Program’s goals from October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2029, and updates and builds upon the 2020-2024 NPS Management Program Plan.
We invite you to review, comment, and provide feedback. All comments and suggested edits will be considered by NHDES prior to the submittal of the final Draft Plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Comments must be submitted in writing to Steve Landry, NPS Program Coordinator, via email at stephen.c.landry@des.nh.gov no later than August 28, 2024.
Once approved by EPA, the final 2025-2029 New Hampshire Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan will be posted to the NHDES website. The DRAFT 2025-2029 NPS Management Program Plan serves as a non-regulatory road map to guide NPS Management Program activities including outreach, planning and implementation projects.
NHDES realizes that achieving the objectives, and milestones outlined in the NPS Plan relies upon the cooperation of many different programs, actions, and initiatives, working toward a common goal. The NPS Management Program Plan recognizes that NHDES must continue to work with its many partners on a watershed-by-watershed basis to improve, restore, and protect New Hampshire’s water resources. We look forward to continued collaboration with our extensive network of program partners in protecting, improving, and restoring the quality of waters throughout New Hampshire.
As you review the DRAFT 2025-2029 Plan, please keep in mind that this is the New Hampshire Nonpoint Source Management Program workplan and we wrote this to be realistic and achievable within the 5-year time frame. The audience for this Plan is EPA, NHDES, partners identified within the Plan and grantees.
We appreciate your time and input! Please have any comments returned by August 28, 2024.
Best,
Katie Zink, Andrea Bejtlich, and Steve Landry