This agreement provides funding to the lake winnipesaukee association to implement its project to complete watershed-based plans for 4 subwatersheds that will identify sources of pollutants in the…

The Lake Winnipesaukee Association received a $625,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202). The funding will support the completion of watershed-based plans for 4 subwatersheds of Lake Winnipesaukee, as well as updates to existing watershed plans completed over 10 years ago for 6 additional subwatersheds. These plans will identify sources of pollutants contributing to excessive nutrient loading in the lake, and guide the development and promotion of sustainable land use practices to protect the lake's water quality. The project will also assist shorefront communities in adopting consistent watershed protection regulations and ordinances, and engage the community to secure long-term funding for a sustainable watershed protection program across all 10 subwatersheds. The project period runs from December 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025.

This agreement provides funding to the lake winnipesaukee association to implement its project to complete watershed-based plans for 4 subwatersheds that will identify sources of pollutants in the watershed that are contributing excessive nutrient loading to the lake as directed in the 2023 consolidated appropriations act or as identified in an approved technical correction if one has been approved for this project.activities:the activities to be performed are to complete watershed-based plans for the remaining 4 subwatersheds of the lake will assist the communities in focusing their efforts by identifying sources of pollutants in the watershed that are contributing excessive nutrient loading to the lake. In addition, updates to management plans completed over 10 years ago, will provide a whole lake understanding of the issues and better inform lake-wide management decisions to protect the lake's water quality. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables are the completion of watershed-based plans for 4 subwatersheds and the updating the of watershed plans completed more than 10 years ago for 6 other subwatersheds which are expected to lead to to development and promotion of sustainable land use practices to protect watershed resources, the establishment of a standard process to review specific threats to the lake, assisting shorefront communities with adopting consistent regulations and ordinances for watershed protection, and conducting extensive community engagement to support and secure funding for a long term sustainable watershed protection program for all 10 subwatersheds of the lake.