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Originally Posted by WinnisquamZ
You can’t walk on or enjoy time with the grandchildren and guests on blueberry sod! It’s not a solution in most cases. Management of the runoff from those grass area’s is a better solution
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The question was about Best Management Practices for protecting the waters.
The intention is to have a 50' buffer at the shore. That's part of controlling runoff. In the SWQPA, you get points for trees according to size, same for other woody ground cover, shrubs, etc.
RSA 483-B:9 D (V):
Ground cover,
not including mowed lawn--one point for every 50 square feet.
The law works on the idea that lakes are down gradient from the surrounding watershed, and runoff is controlled by vegetation. If you want to "control runoff' by changing that gradient, you need an "Alteration of Terrain" permit. The RSA works on plantings within the buffer not changing the natural landscape.