Water Use Alert for Lamprey River Water Users

Mean daily streamflow on the designated Lamprey River measured at the USGS gage 0173500 near Newmarket, NH has been below 16 cubic feet per second for more than 25 days, such that Water Use Alerts are in effect for the following Affected Water Users:

Scenic Nursery - Limit surface water withdrawal to 6,464 gallons per day.

Epping & Raymond Water Departments - Enforce a ban on outside water use.

The Water Use Alerts will be rescinded when daily mean streamflow, from a natural recharge event, exceeds the applicable flow threshold (16 cfs) for two consecutive days. Please review your Water Use Plan for further details specific to your facility and continue to monitor the USGS gage 0173500 near Newmarket, NH for the status of protected instream flow conditions.

Contact:

Joseph Schmidl, PG, CWS, DSDS Instream Flow Specialist
Instream Flow Program, Watershed Management Bureau
Water Division, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
P.O. Box 95
Concord, NH  03302-0095
Phone: (603) 271-3280
Email: Joseph.Schmidl@des.nh.gov