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Originally Posted by Lakegeezer
My experience with the NH DES has been different that described, especially the claim of "all". While I've run into one person in DES who caused me problems and unneeded cost, the rest of my encounters have been with intelligent people who care for the environment, yet are pragmatic with the rules. Terms such as pseudoscience and false religion make good hype for perpetuating Fox network's war on sanity, but are counterproductive in a state where the economy is largely based on ecology based tourism. Our lake is eutrophying, and while it is a natural process, increased runoff from poorly engineered development is speeding it up. When people are not able to be good stewards of the state's resources, the government "of the people" has to step in - and has.
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I agree. All my experiences have been positive, have they put me thru the hoops, yes - but all was for the protection of the Lake. The rules are not the issue, their ability to enforce them is. They need more staff. If we are interested in the health of the state's greatest resource, we should be talking about bolstering the DES not tearing it down.