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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR
I wonder if there really IS more fertilizer entering the lake than 50 years ago.The regulations of septic in the past 20 years are much more stringent.I bet there was a lot more sewage ending up in the lake back in the good old days.As far as the lawn fertilizer runoff,I would guess there were a lot more farms around the lake back then that leached lots of these components to the lake.I here a lot of complaints about the McMansion people only using their houses for a few weeks a year.Well,I would think that would put a lot less strain on that piece of property than the antiquated sewage systems that were in place there before they were torn down.I don't,but it's something to think about.
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You are absolutely correct .. Up until the seventies and in some areas the 80's second stage effluent was dumped directly into winnipesaukee and yes years ago most of the land around the lake was clearcut pasture.
The real problem we face at present is from acid rain
