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New Hampshire Solid Waste Management Plan
The New Hampshire Solid Waste Management Plan contains strategic goals and objectives for management of solid waste in the State that support and uphold the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Act (RSA 149-M).
2019 Biennial Solid Waste Report
The Biennial Solid Waste Report provides information about the State’s waste reduction goal established by RSA 149-M:2, as well as other details related to solid waste management in New Hampshire.
Residential Floor Drains
Residential floor drains do not require registration. However, they should outfall to the ground surface or to the municipal sewer. The outfall should not discharge to a septic system. Commercial, industrial or institutional facility floor drains that do not discharge to municipal sewer are required to register or close.
Coastal Landowner Technical Assistance Program
The Coastal Landowner Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) is a partnership program between NHDES and the University of New Hampshire to provide consistent assistance to interested coastal landowners to help understand coastal flood and erosion risks and restoration opportunities, clarify goals for managing their property, and identify conceptual options that may enhance the resilience of their properties, neighborhoods and community's natural resources. LTAP provides site visits to participating properties along with targeted risk assessment and guidance information. If you are a coastal landowner interested in learning more about how to manage flooding or erosion on your property, please contact us!
Volunteer Beach Profile Monitoring Program
The goal of the New Hampshire Volunteer Beach Profile Monitoring Program is to train and mobilize volunteers to collect measurements of beach surface elevations along New Hampshire’s Atlantic coast. The data collected provide an increased understanding of beach responses to storms as well as seasonal and long-term trends of erosion and accretion. Results will provide municipal and state decision-makers with important information on coastal processes for guiding beach management as well as inform storm surge forecasting models currently in development by the National Weather Service.