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Originally Posted by Susie Cougar
What are the restrictions that exist for Squam Lake? Are they allowed to have grass around their homes? Do the septic systems have to be checked on a regular basis? Have they banned the use of fertilizer? I’ve never heard of any geese being on Squam Lake. and I’ve never heard of Squam Lake having cyano bacteria. Do the people that live there just care more than the people on Winnepesaukee and other lakes?
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Actually Sue, Squam has a very serious problem of PCB contamination. The state only recommends eating no more than three meals of fish per month from that lake and that includes little Squam because of dangerously high PCB contamination. So in reality Winnipesaukee is a lot cleaner than Squam…
Dan