NH River Resource Public Hearings Held Later this Month

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has issued the Draft Report of the Instream Flow Pilot Program for public review and comment.

The report is an evaluation of the Instream Flow Pilot Program and a plan for sustainable water resource management on other Designated Rivers, according to a press statement. The Instream Flow Pilot Program developed methods to define instream flow protection criteria that meet water quality standards and management plans to implement them. Three public hearings will be held sponsored jointly by NHDES, the NH Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the NH House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee.

The public comment period will be open through Oct. 25, 2015.

The report is available at des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/rivers/instream/report.htm. Paper copies are available at the Wadleigh Memorial Library in Milford and the Durham Public Library. Paper and compact disc copies of the report are also available by contacting NHDES Public Information Center at: NHDES Public Information and Permitting Unit, 29 Hazen Drive; PO Box 95, Concord, NH 03302-0095, (603) 271- 8876, info@des.nh.gov

Public hearings on the Draft Report of the Instream Flow Pilot Program:

• Date: Sept. 22, 2015, Time: 9:30 - 11:30 AM, Location: LOB Room 305/307, 33 North State Street, Concord.
• Date: Sept. 22, 2015, Time: 4:30 - 6:30 PM, Location: Milford Police Training and Community Room, 19 Garden Street, Milford.
• Date: Sept. 23, 2015, Time: 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Location: NH Fish and Game Region 3 Office, 225 Main Street, Durham.

NHDES invites the public to submit comments on the draft report. Comments submitted in writing should be addressed to: Wayne Ives, NHDES, PO Box 95, Concord, NH 03302-0095 or by email to Wayne.Ives@des.nh.gov.

For more information regarding the Instream Flow Pilot Program, please contact Ted Diers at Ted.Diers@des.nh.gov or (603) 271-3289.