The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES), in compliance with RSA 483:9-c, II will hold a public hearing to receive comments on determining the next rivers on which to conduct a protected instream flow study. The hearing will be held jointly with the NH Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the NH House of Representatives Resources, Recreation and Development Committee.

The 2022 Priority List can be reviewed in advance.

The comment period is open November 7, 2022 through December 9, 2022, at 4:00 PM. After the close of the comment period, NHDES shall consider the public comments received before commencing the next protected instream flow study.

You may submit written comments even if you do not attend the public hearing.

Deadline for written comments: Friday, December 9, 2022 - 4:00 PM

Contact:
Joseph Schmidl
Instream Flow Specialist
Joseph.Schmidl@des.nh.gov
(603) 271-3280