Lake Water Usage Question
 

I'm not even sure what to title this thread, but here's my question: is it legal for a landscape company to take water from the lake—using a dump truck sized vehicle—to use for its business?

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That is a good question.... especially with it being for business purposes. I personally could see this going either way..... But here is food for thought.....

If a person owns water front and pulls water from the lake, and needs water for their business would anyone be the wiser?

I know Moultonborough has a culvert down at highway garage drive for them to use. It may be running dry. I cant see it being different than a lakefront house pulling water as long as it stays in NH

Vactor trucks and other big trucks have been parallel parking along side the Meredith town docks, close to the docked Meredith Police boat and NH Fish and Game boat, at the Mount Washington dock in Meredith for years and years and years to fill their water tank with lake water. There's a shallow sandy bottom lake area between Rt 3 and the wood town dock with water depths of one to two feet where various trucks stop and load it up with lake water via their hose and gasoline pump.

Has probably been happening for one hundred years and longer? Lake Winnipesaukee holds 75-billion gallons of lake water, all sloshing around out there, so why not!

The price is right ....... free water ..... and free easy parallel parking for one big truck where the sign says "No Parking" so there's usually no hassle with parked cars blocking the lake water, pump out access. Cars that park there can probably get a $75-ticket.

No wonder the lake is so low this year! ;)