Healthy Swimming Mapper: des.nh.gov

[Susie Cougar]

Originally Posted by SAB1

Merrymeeting is correct and why I sighted fertilizer and septic. I however disagree….many still fertilize in close proximity to lake. Have seen it. That said runoff is a huger factor. For example a guy the fertilizes his lawn a couple hundred or more yards from the lake near a stream, creek or even a catch basin that dumps into the lake or a lake the feeds into Winni ….guess what that’s a factor. Attend a meeting for the Winnipesaukee Watershed Assoc and it’s an eye opener.

Here, in Florida, we have fertilizer restrictions. No business or residence can use fertilizer that contains nitrogen or phosphorus between June 1 and September 30.
Maybe the lake should have such restrictions.