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Register Your Watershed Concerns
We need your help to identify the top 5 issues/concerns which are important to you in order to give community direction to our Lake Winnipesaukee watershed efforts.
The following is a list of concerns developed by lake association members, town officials, watershed conservationists, and local and state agencies. Please identify your top five concerns rating them 1 through 5, 1 being the top concern.
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2
3
4
5
Milfoil and other invasive plants
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1
2
3
4
5
Failing septic systems
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1
2
3
4
5
Planning regulations
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1
2
3
4
5
Zebra mussels (spread of)
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1
2
3
4
5
Winter salt use
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1
2
3
4
5
Personal watercraft use
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1
2
3
4
5
Noise pollution from boats and personal watercrafts
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1
2
3
4
5
Oil and gas leaking from boats/marinas into water
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1
2
3
4
5
Soil erosion
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1
2
3
4
5
Boat house construction
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1
2
3
4
5
Non-point source pollution (polluted runoff)
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1
2
3
4
5
Improper disposal of waste
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1
2
3
4
5
Groundwater protection
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1
2
3
4
5
Shoreland Protection Act
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1
2
3
4
5
Fisheries protection
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1
2
3
4
5
Protection of drinking water
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1
2
3
4
5
Pollution source Identification
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1
2
3
4
5
Shoreland buffers, lack of
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1
2
3
4
5
Shoreland erosion due to wave action
Out of the various programs listed below, which are or soon to be in existence, which are most important to you? Please rate the programs 1 through 5, 1 being the most important.
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1
2
3
4
5
Water quality monitoring
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1
2
3
4
5
Tributary monitoring
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1
2
3
4
5
School environmental education programs
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1
2
3
4
5
MtBE monitoring/research (chemical in gas which enters the water through boats)
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1
2
3
4
5
Milfoil Prevention Program
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1
2
3
4
5
Household Hazardous Waste Day
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1
2
3
4
5
Bilge Sock Program (issuing of bilge socks to boaters to prevent oil and gas from leaking out of their bilge compartment)
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1
2
3
4
5
Technical assistance (assistance to communities to help resolve or solve issues such as soil erosion)
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1
2
3
4
5
Boater safety
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