[Lakegeezer]

The core of the new rules is to slow run-off into the lake by preventing more permeable land from becoming impermeable. We’ve seen three floods in the past two years. An increase in impermeable land is likely to be part of the cause. The onset of the new rules is a bit radical, but it’s the kind of government action that may help Winnipesaukee and those downstream. The DES’s request here is an example of what makes NH a nice place to live. Imagine; a government agency asking its citizens for help making the rules workable. If the great suggestions that have been posted are built into the implementation of the shoreline protection act, we may find more compliance than one might imagine.