New Hampshire has always been interested in safe and adequate water supplies to serve its commerce and its residents. RSA 485 charges DES with evaluating regional water supply needs. Since the 1950s a number of regional water supply studies have been performed. These studies can be reviewed at our offices and are briefly listed below.

1950 Seacoast Water Supply Study by Camp Dresser & Mckee
Addresses impact of the then proposed Pease Air Force Base.

1960 Seacoast Water Supply Study by Camp Dresser & Mckee
Addresses the regional water supply consequences and potentials occasioned by Pease Air Force Base.

1968 Approximately 8 separate statewide studies of water and wastewater systems organized on a county basis. Reports are an assembly of water and wastewater facility data and population projections. Many different authors.

1972 Seacoast Water Supply Study by Anderson & Nichols
Contains assessments and conclusions from the 1968 studies with emphasis on needs and improvement options for each system, and regionalization potential.

1973 Regional Water Facilities Study by Anderson & Nichols
Evaluation of water supply regionalization potential of water systems in the general area of Hanover-Lebanon.

1975 Ammoconn Study by Dubois & King
Evaluation of water supply regionalization potential of six towns in the Connecticut Valley in the general area of Haverhill, NH.

1978-82 Seacoast Water Supply Study by US Army Corps of Engineers
Study concerning water supply needs in southeastern NH.

1981 Water Policy Study by State of New Hampshire Legislature and Agencies
Addressed functional responsibilities of then separate agencies of Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission, Water Resources Board, and other agencies.

1986 Route 108 Water Supply Study by US Army Corps of Engineers
Study of regional water supply potential along Route 108 from Exeter to Durham.

1986 Route 302 Water Supply Study by US Army Corps of Engineers
Study of regional water supply potential along Route 302 in Bartlett.

1988 Southeastern NH Water Supply Study by Roy Weston Engineers
Regionalization potential in southeast New Hampshire and control of the proliferation of very small stand-alone public water systems.