Cyanobacteria - State Plan

welch100 · 11-11-2023, 10:19 AM

In 2022, the New Hampshire Legislature mandated the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services to prepare a statewide strategy to address increasing blooms of toxic cyanobacteria in our waters. The plan has just been published.

https://www.des.nh.gov/sites/g/files...r-wd-23-12.pdf

John Mercier · 11-11-2023, 03:17 PM

I knew about the advisory committee.
We do a lot of advisory committees.

ishoot308 · 11-11-2023, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by John Mercier

I knew about the advisory committee.
We do a lot of advisory committees.

Who is “we”….just curious.

Thanks!

Dan

John Mercier · 11-11-2023, 04:13 PM

NH.
We the People are supposedly controlling the Legislature.

The most common action for anything seems to be another study with an attached advisory committee.

tis · 11-11-2023, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by John Mercier

NH.
We the People are supposedly controlling the Legislature.

The most common action for anything seems to be another study with an attached advisory committee.

I agree. It seems towns and cities as well as the state spend more on studies and advisory committees than on a solution.

Lakegeezer · 11-11-2023, 08:16 PM

Thanks for the link! NH's Cyanobacteria Plan is eighty-nine pages and looks comprehensive. I look forward to reading it. My first take is, I like the index. It lists four strategies that make sense.

1) Prevention through Policies: It emphasizes the development of best practices and policies to address the core issues.
2) Education and Outreach: The report advocates for programs that teach recognition, reporting, and understanding of prevention strategies.
3) Monitoring and Reporting: By collecting data, this strategy aims to help researchers develop insight and alert people where cyanobacteria is found.
4) Protecting Drinking Water: Linking prevention, education and monitoring treatment protocols to ensure our water's safety.

At first glance, this plan should bring the state closer to a solution. It is possible our lakes have passed a tipping point and the discussion has moved from "this is what could happen" to "there it is". Prevention, education and reporting activity is already in place and there are increasing blooms to exercise and improve the processes. Getting new regulations right and accepted is always a challenge, but the realtors and developers seem to be more on board with additional regulations this time.

John Mercier · 11-11-2023, 09:31 PM

A developer expects to build a septic system up to code or attached to a public service (more often). Even a smaller builder working on a new private home would expect they would have to do that.

The realtors are either selling newly built product (existing is harder to come by each day), or expect that the mortgage company/buyer inspection would take care of it. Most realtors suggest inspections, but leave it up to the buyer to contract it as a contingency.

So they have never been opposed to working septic systems.

11-11-2023, 10:19 AM	#1
welch100 Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Welch Island, Gilford Posts: 49 Thanks: 34 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Cyanobacteria - State Plan In 2022, the New Hampshire Legislature mandated the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services to prepare a statewide strategy to address increasing blooms of toxic cyanobacteria in our waters. The plan has just been published. https://www.des.nh.gov/sites/g/files...r-wd-23-12.pdf

11-11-2023, 08:16 PM	#6
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,657 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 342 Thanked 618 Times in 278 Posts	Thanks for the link! NH's Cyanobacteria Plan is eighty-nine pages and looks comprehensive. I look forward to reading it. My first take is, I like the index. It lists four strategies that make sense. 1) Prevention through Policies: It emphasizes the development of best practices and policies to address the core issues. 2) Education and Outreach: The report advocates for programs that teach recognition, reporting, and understanding of prevention strategies. 3) Monitoring and Reporting: By collecting data, this strategy aims to help researchers develop insight and alert people where cyanobacteria is found. 4) Protecting Drinking Water: Linking prevention, education and monitoring treatment protocols to ensure our water's safety. At first glance, this plan should bring the state closer to a solution. It is possible our lakes have passed a tipping point and the discussion has moved from "this is what could happen" to "there it is". Prevention, education and reporting activity is already in place and there are increasing blooms to exercise and improve the processes. Getting new regulations right and accepted is always a challenge, but the realtors and developers seem to be more on board with additional regulations this time. __________________ -lg Last edited by Lakegeezer; 11-12-2023 at 06:17 AM.

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11-11-2023, 09:31 PM	#7
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 2,983 Thanks: 2 Thanked 529 Times in 435 Posts	A developer expects to build a septic system up to code or attached to a public service (more often). Even a smaller builder working on a new private home would expect they would have to do that. The realtors are either selling newly built product (existing is harder to come by each day), or expect that the mortgage company/buyer inspection would take care of it. Most realtors suggest inspections, but leave it up to the buyer to contract it as a contingency. So they have never been opposed to working septic systems.