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Shoreland Program

The DES Shoreland Program implements RSA 483-B, the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act (CSPA). The CSPA establishes minimum standards for activities within the Protected Shoreland that are designed to protect the water quality of the state’s larger water bodies and to fulfill the state’s role as trustee of those waters. To implement the CSPA, Shoreland Program staff provide permitting, compliance, outreach, and educational services related to activities within the Protected Shoreland. more …

Hot Topics (Complete List)

• CSPA Investment in the Future (10.4 MB)
• Current Issue of The Critical Edge
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Newly Revised Shoreland Permit Application Forms - April 10, 2009
• Summary of the New Shoreland Protection Act Standards Effective July 1, 2008

Publications (Complete List)

• Do You Live by a Lake, River or Tidal Water? A Summary of 2008 Shoreland Protection Act
• The Critical Edge – News about the CSPA from the DES Shoreland Program
• NH Stormwater Manual
• Quick Reference Guide for Displaying Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW) and Impaired Surface Waters with a 1-Mile Buffer for Development Projects
• Shoreland Protection Fact Sheets

Water Bodies Covered by the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act

• Consolidated List of Water Bodies Covered by the CSPA
• Designated Rivers
• Lakes and Ponds on the DES Official List of Public Waters
• List of Fourth Order and Higher Streams
• Tidal Waters

Rules/Regulatory

• Env-Wq 1400 Shoreland Protection
• New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated (RSA) Chapter 483-B: Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act
• Wetland and Shoreland Permits Query

Education/Outreach

• Upcoming CSPA Presentations
• 2009 Land Resource Management Workshop
• Next DES Sponsored CSPA Workshop

Forms/Applications (Complete List)

• Shoreland Permit Application
• Shoreland Permit Application Checklist
• Shoreland Permit Application Worksheet
• Shoreland Redevelopment Waiver Request Form
• Shoreland Variance Request Form
• Land Resource Management Complaint Form || Form Only in Word

Permits

• Wetland Permit Information and Applications
• Wetland and Shoreland Permits Query
• Wetlands Council

Related Programs (Complete List)

• Alteration of Terrain Program
• Dam Bureau
• Exotic Species Program
• Lakes Management and Protection Program
• Rivers Management & Protection Program
• Subsurface Systems Bureau
• Watershed Management Bureau
• Wetlands Bureau

Commissions/Task Forces

• Final Report of the Commission to Review the Effectiveness of the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act; November 30, 2006 (SB 83, Chapter 209, Laws of 2005)

Resources/Links (Complete List)

• Generate a NHB Report-NH Datacheck Tool
• New Hampshire Lakes Association
• New Hampshire Prohibited Species List
• New Hampshire Rivers Council
• U.S. Geological Survey Maps
• University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center

Frequently Asked Questions (Complete List)

Contact Us

• NHDES Shoreland Program
  29 Hazen Drive; PO Box 95
  Concord, NH 03302-0095
  (603) 271-2147
  (603) 271-6588 (fax)
  shoreland@des.nh.gov

 

 

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NH Department of Environmental Services | 29 Hazen Drive | PO Box 95 | Concord, NH 03302-0095
(603) 271-3503 | TDD Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964 | Hours: M-F, 8am-4pm