The Quality of Our Water in New Hampshire

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By Laura Knoy on Thursday, July 24, 2008.
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Right now most of New Hampshire’s drinking water sources are well protected, but in the future we may need to draw from rivers and lakes that suffer from storm water pollution, run-off problems and the hazards of development. In the next installment of our series on drinking water we look at the quality of our drinking water, threats to water quality and how they're cleaned up before reaching our tap.

Guests

  • David Paris, Water Supply Administrator for Manchester Water Works Water Treatment Plant
  • Bernie Lucy, Senior Engineer at the Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau at New Hampshire’s Department of Environmental Services

We'll also hear from

Web resources:

Ownership of Wells
Wells and Treatment
List of Certified Labs in NH
Recommended Private Well Test Parameters
Ordering private well test bottles from the Department of Environmental Services

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