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LWWMP Partners

Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Association (LWWA)
Website: www.winnipesaukee.org

Lakes Region Planning Commission, Meredith, NH
Website: www.lakesrpc.org

New Hampshire Lakes Association
Website: www.nhlakes.org

Center for the Environment, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
Website: www.plymouth.edu/cfe

NH Department of Environmental Services, Concord, NH
Website: www.des.state.nh.us

North Country Resource Conservation and Development
Website: www.nhrcd.net

University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, Durham, NH
Website: extension.unh.edu

Belknap County Conservation District
Website: http://www.belknapccd.org/

Municipalities: Phase I - Meredith, Laconia, Gilford
 
On August 20, 2009 a partnership of local organizations, communities and state agencies unveiled plans at the annual meeting of the Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Association (LWWA) for a comprehensive process that is intended to result in a management plan for the entire Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed. The partners include the Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Association, Lakes Region Planning Commission, North Country Resource Conservation and Development Council, University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, Center for the Environment, NH Department of Environmental Services, participating watershed municipalities and several other agencies.

This first phase of the Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Management Plan (LWWMP) includes working in the subwatersheds of Meredith, Paugus, and Sanders Bays, which include the towns of Meredith and Gilford and the city of Laconia. Current activities include water quality monitoring, evaluating land use characteristics, statistical modeling activities to determine current and projected nutrient levels in the water, website development, and educational initiatives. We are on schedule to complete Phase I of the plan by December 2010.

Over the course of the next year, the project partners intend to increase the public outreach and educational initiatives to build on the momentum of this first phase throughout the watershed. The next event concerning the Watershed Management Plan will occur on October 1, 2009 from 6:00-8:00pm at Prescott Farm, 928 White Oaks Road, Laconia, NH. All are welcome to attend.

Funding for the first phase of the LWWMP comes from several sources, including section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the NH Department of Environmental Services.

Communication and Publicity
Adopt Winni

LWWMP Fact Sheet

LWWMP Watershed Management Plan Brochure
Upcoming Events
LRPC Calendar
Press Releases
Lake Monitors expand duties

Winnipesaukee Communities discuss water quality concerns

Post-Ice Out Sampling Results are in for Winnipesaukee

Concern aired as phosphorus taints lake

Latest LRPC News
 
Map of the Winnipesaukee River Watershed
(click to enlarge)
Watershed Map: click to enlarge
 

  LWWMP - WE NEED YOUR HELP

We have obtained start-up funding to initiate a management plan and a web site from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. We are also in the process of receiving additional assistance from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Much more is needed and the LWWMP needs your ideas, financial support, and participation to make this vision and approach a reality. For additional information please contact the Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Association or the Lakes Region Planning Commission.

View a Map of the Winnipesaukee River Watershed here or see map above.