Test results for lead in drinking water in school and child care facilities in New Hampshire

A recently issued report from NHDES details the results of the first of three rounds of testing for lead in drinking water at New Hampshire K-12 schools and licensed child care facilities. The report shows that during the first round of testing, sample results from over 23,000 drinking water outlets from 625 schools and 594 licensed child care facilities were processed.

Commissioner's Column

Saint-Gobain closure doesn't affect our PFAS response

Many of you have probably seen or heard the recent news that Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Company (Saint-Gobain) has decided to close their Merrimack facility. It is our understanding that the facility will continue to operate until sometime in the middle of 2024. I want to assure the public that the closing of the facility does not affect or amend Saint-Gobain’s responsibilities to comply with the air permit that was recently issued to the facility by NHDES.

Summer of 2023 marked by Canadian wildfire smoke

The summer of 2023 will be remembered for long periods of rain, some of it very damaging, several stretches of quite uncomfortable heat and humidity, and perhaps most of all, summer 2023 will be remembered for the Canadian wildfire smoke that had such an impact on air quality in the Northeast and other areas of the United States.

OHRV owners reminded it's state law to steer clear of wetlands

NHDES Wetlands Bureau staff Joely Merriman, Tyler Davidson and Karl Benedict getting the message out at Jericho Mountain State Park in Berlin.

NHDES Wetlands Bureau staff joined state partners, including the Bureau of Trails and Fish & Game Department, at a special event for off-highway vehicles in Jericho Mountain State Park in Berlin this summer. Staying on trails and steering clear of wetlands is required by law and helps protect nearby waterways. Recreational trail construction and maintenance in or near wetlands may require a Statutory Permit by Notification. Larger projects may also benefit from the NHDES project-specific worksheet for trails, pathways and boardwalks. 

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