Lakegeezer makes good points about storm water runoff. In many instances, where regulations don't address soil types and slopes the runoff impact may come from 500 or 1000 feet, not the 250' we now pay attention to. Especially in a year like this one where the watershed has been saturated all through the spring, big storms carry a lot of junk into the lakes, all lakes, not just Winnipesaukee.
In the 60's and 70's we built the Winnipesaukee River drainage project bringing sewer to Lake Winnipesaukee's west side and taking it all to the Franklin Wastewater Treatment Facility. Lots of federal funding. A project like this for the east side of Lake Winnipesaukee would be a great bonus for lake water quality.
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