Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Management Plan

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Here is a copy of a press release. Note that the new web site to be unveiled at the Jan 19th meeting is not up yet.

December 29, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact: Pat Tarpey, 279-8171
Kimon Koulet, 279-8171
Lakes Region Planning Commission
Winnipesaukee Gateway: a New One-stop Source for Maps, Environmental plans, Water
quality data, Recreational opportunities and more for Lake Winnipesaukee!
On Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 6:30pm in the Belknap Mill in Laconia, a multi-year watershed
planning effort of the Lakes Region Planning Commission, Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed
Association, North Country Resource Conservation &Development Area Council, the University of
New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, the municipalities of Meredith, Laconia, and Gilford,
and the NH Department of Environmental Services will be presented to the public. Completion of
the Meredith, Paugus, Saunders Bays Subwatershed Management Plan; a web-based
management plan, representing one feature of a broader watershed information resource will be
unveiled on the new “Winnipesaukee Gateway” website at www.winnipesaukeegateway.org. The
Winnipesaukee Gateway is a work in progress, with the initial release featuring information on the
issues facing the Winnipesaukee River watershed, watershed maps, water quality monitoring
information, lake recreation, and subwatershed management plans. Future editions will include
information and maps on natural resources, land use planning, forestry, agriculture, and more within
the watershed.
Highlights of the evening’s presentation will include a summary of the Subwatershed Management
Plan for Meredith, Paugus, and Saunders Bays, input from the communities on their participation
and future implementation efforts, water quality data and monitoring efforts, future subwatershed
management planning currently underway, and a live demonstration of the “Winnipesaukee
Gateway” website.
Please join us on January 19, 2011 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon Street East,
Laconia, NH to learn how you can protect and preserve Lake Winnipesaukee for current and future
generations to enjoy. All are welcome to attend. For additional information contact: Pat Tarpey,
ptarpey@lakesrpc.org or 279-8171.
Funding for the Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Management Plan was provided in part from NH
Department of Environmental Services (DES) through the Clean Water Act Section 319 Grant
Program from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), and the Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Management Plan stakeholders.

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The Winnipesaukee Gateway site is now on-line.

http://winnipesaukeegateway.org/