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Waste Site Reports: New Hampshire
NOAA trust species in New Hampshire include anadromous species such as alewife, blueback herring, American shad, Atlantic salmon, striped bass, and catadromous species such as American eel. Non-anadromous species found in New Hampshire include Atlantic tomcod, Atlantic silverside, rainbow smelt, killifish, river herring, white perch, and smooth flounder. Invertebrate resources include American oyster, American lobster, sea scallop, Atlantic razor clam, soft shell clam, and blue mussel.
Military Sites in New Hampshire
New Hampshire is dotted with 42 military installations and formerly used defense areas, comprising 128 DoD sites. The nature of defense-related activities involves chemicals that are highly toxic and persistent in the environment. In New Hampshire, military contaminants of concern include VOCs, spent fuels, waste oils, petroleum/oils/lubricants, pesticides, and paints. The NOAA CRC program conducted a coastal hazardous waste site review for Pease Air Force Base in 1990. DoD has 18 installations contemplated for restoration in New Hampshire. NOAA's input is needed now to ensure that cleanups are protective of coastal natural resources as well as human health. NOAA offers technical expertise and a neutral perspective that is valued by both the military and the local public.
Areas of Special Concern in New Hampshire
The NOAA CRC program works to protect and restore natural resources throughout New Hampshire. However, the Souhegan River, a tributary of the Merrimack River, is of special concern to NOAA. This area has been designated as "priority" Atlantic salmon nursery habitat by the state Division of Fish and Game. NOAA CRC is working on two sites affecting the area: Savage Municipal Water Supply (Savage Wells) and Fletcher's Paint Works and Storage. NOAA has conducted coastal hazardous waste site reviews for both sites. Other NOAA activities for these sites include reviewing sediment and biota sampling, and development and implementation of toxicity studies for ecological risk assessment. NOAA required additional sampling as part of a conditional Covenant Not To Sue (CNTS) for Savage Wells and based on the findings, removal of contaminated sediments as part of the remedy.
Coakley Landfill is another example of success in working through the remedial process. NOAA's CRC program was active throughout the site characterization and remedial decision phases. We provided EPA information critical to designing a protective remedy in a 1990 report detailing contaminants of concern, natural resources in the area, and potential ecological and resource injury concerns. Our continued close cooperation with EPA resulted in a remedy protective of both human health and natural resources. Because the remedy addressed NOAA's concerns, we were able to authorize DOJ to grant a CNTS to the responsible parties for injuries to natural resources of trust to NOAA in early 1995.
Other areas of concern to NOAA are Cohas Brook, Whispering Pines Pond, and the Cocheco river system, which support a variety of fish species.
Reports Not Yet Available Online
- Dover Municipal Landfill (Reviewed 1987); CERCLIS No. = NHD980520191
Waste Site Reports
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- NH: Beede Waste Oil (Reviewed 1997); CERCLIS No. = NHD018958140
(Document format: PDF, size: 63.4 K)
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- NH: Coakley Landfill (Reviewed 1985); CERCLIS No. = NHD064424153
(Document format: PDF, size: 608.3 K)
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- NH: Mohawk Tannery (Reviewed 2005); CERCLIS No. = NHD981889629
(Document format: PDF, size: 243.3 K)
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- NH: Sylvester (Reviewed 1985); CERCLIS No. = NHD099363541
(Document format: PDF, size: 1.2 M)
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