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Watershed Management Bureau
Watershed Assistance Section
Watershed-based Plans
Watershed-based plans determine the level of pollutant load reduction or habitat restoration required, specific locations where best management practices are needed, and how to measure water quality improvement.
Watershed-based plans work toward quantifiable water quality goals to either restore impaired waters, or to meet long-term goals for high quality waters. For funding for Clean Water Act Section 319 funds, watershed-based plans must include required EPA elements. See Section 319 Guidance for Watershed-based Plans for more information on the EPA Section 319 funding criteria for watershed-based plans.
Contact DES Watershed Assistance Section (603) 271-8862 or jmarcoux@des.state.nh.us for more information.
Watershed-based Plans Developed
| Watershed and Town(s) |
Title |
Date Completed |
| Baboosic Lake, Amherst, NH |
Baboosic Lake Watershed Plan (6 MB) |
June, 2008 |
| Baker River, Warren, NH |
Baker River Restoration Project (6 MB) |
December, 2004 |
| Bog Brook, Stratford, NH |
Final Report for Bog Brook Restoration Project |
February, 2005 |
| *Coastal Watershed |
NH Estuaries Project Management Plan |
2000 (2005 Update) |
Cocheco River, Dover, NH
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Watershed Restoration and Implementation Plan for the Cocheco River (4 MB)
Chocheco River Watershed Environmental Water Quality Report (4 MB) |
June, 2006 |
| Hampton Harbor TMDL, Hampton and Seabrook, NH |
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Study for Bacteria in Hampton/Seabrook Harbor, New Hampshire |
May, 2004 |
| *Hodgson Brook, Portsmouth and Newington, NH |
Watershed Restoration Plan for Hodgson Brook |
June, 2004 |
| Little Harbor TMDL, Portsmouth, Newcastle and Rye, NH |
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Study for Bacteria in Little Harbor, New Hampshire |
June, 2006 |
| Cold River, Alstead, NH |
Restoration Master Plan for the Cold River, Warren Brook, and Bowers Brook
Contact DES at 271-8862 or jmarcoux@des.state.nh.us |
March, 2007 |
| Connecticut -Northern CT Tributaries, Charlestown, NH |
Fluvial Geomorphology Assessment of Northern Connecticut River Tributaries (5 MB) |
March, 2006 |
| Partridge Lake, Littleton, NH |
Partridge Lake Watershed Based Plan |
February, 2008 |
| Pawtuckaway Lake, Nottingham, NH |
Pawtuckaway Lake Watershed Based Plan (5 MB) |
February, 2008 |
| Pemigewasset River, Woodstock, NH |
Pemigewasset River Restoration Plan
Contact DES at 271-2969 or slandry@des.state.nh.us |
October, 2004 |
| Pennichuck Brook, Merrimack, NH |
Pennichuck Water Works Pennichuck Brook Watershed Restoration Plan
Contact DES at 271-8862 or jmarcoux@des.state.nh.us
Response to DES Comments Letter |
February, 2008 |
| Swift River, Conway, NH |
Assessment and Concept Plans – Swift River at Conway Scenic Railroad Bridge
Contact DES at 271-8862 or jmarcoux@des.state.nh.us |
April, 2004 |
| Webster Lake, Franklin, NH |
Watershed Management Plan – Webster-Highland Lakes Watershed Partnership (4 MB) |
February, 2007 |
* Does not meet the EPA “a through i” criteria for funding for under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.
** Watershed-based plans for High Quality Waters only.
Watershed-based Plans Under Development
| Watershed |
Author |
Expected Completion |
| Berry Brook, Dover, NH |
Louis Berger Group and the City of Dover |
September, 2007 |
| Cains Brook/Mill Creek, Seabrook, NH |
Town of Seabrook, DES, and Waterfront Engineers |
December, 2007 |
| Connecticut-Colebrook and Groveton |
Field Geology Services for Connecticut River Joint Commissions |
December, 2007 |
| Exeter River, Exeter, NH (Vulnerability Analysis and watershed plans for multiple subwatersheds) |
Exeter River Local Advisory Committee, Rockingham Planning Commission, DES, GeoSyntec |
June, 2008 |
| Lake Sunapee, Sunapee, NH |
Granite State Rural Water |
December, 2007 |
| Maxwell Pond and Black Brook, Manchester, NH |
Dubois and King for the City of Manchester |
December, 2009 |
| Mohawk River, Colebrook, NH |
Field Geology Services for Connecticut River Joint Commissions |
December, 2007 |
| Nash Stream, Stratford, NH |
Trout Unlimited and NH Fish and Game |
December, 2009 |
| Nutts Pond, Manchester, NH |
Comprehensive Environmental Inc. for the City of Manchester |
December, 2007 |
| Suncook River, Epsom, NH |
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. for the Town of Epsom |
December, 2008 |
** Watershed-based plans for High Quality Waters only.
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