During the summer of 2012 as part of a Section 319 Clean Water Act Grant, Dusty Davies, Pres. of the MLPA, working closely with Kathy Sciarappa, a Board Member of the MLPA and Chairperson of the MLPA Education Committee, assembled a team of professionals and watershed stakeholders to design and build ten Rain Gardens & Stormwater Improvement […]
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A twilight workshop will be held on August 7th, 6:30pm at the Moultonborough Safety Building. This workshop which is free and open to the public will provide property owners with information on investigation of water drainage, zone planting, landscape design process, site prep, environmentally friendly lawn care and more. The program will feature UNH Cooperative
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Due to popular response, LWWA will be co-hosting another ‘Septic Sense’ workshop. How septic systems work, their limitations and eventual replacement, especially in sensitive waterfront locations, are among the topics to be discussed in a free evening workshop titled ‘SEPTIC SENSE’, Tuesday, August 14, at the Wolfeboro Public Library. “Anyone who buys, owns or sells
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In a recent July 12, 2012 issue of the “Hartford Courant”, Professor Robert Thorson recognized the positive activities of both the NHDES and MLPA. Professor Thorson, a Mirror Lake summer visitor, suggested that the State of Connecticut follow the lead of the proactive actions of both NHDES and MLPA. Our efforts continue to enhance the quality
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On Saturday July 14, 2012 a careful search was conducted at 15 properties on Mirror Lake in an effort to find exemplary spots for rain gardens and water management sites. Surprisingly, large trees with roots, the location of septic systems, wells and other structures, inhibited the search. We found plenty of those! Dusty Davies, Kathy
MLPA moving forward on Mirror Lake WMP (Watershed Management Plan) Read More »
The MLPA Education Committee made the following presentation at the Annual Meeting held on June 30th, 2012. Chairperson Kathy Sciarappa, with assistance from Norma Milne, prepared and delivered the PowerPoint presentation as the closing speaker. Please take a few moments and view the slide show in PDF format. This is a prime example of the quality
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I have been advised that the test results were less than 2 which means: The “<2” means less than 2 colonies of E. coli per 100 ml of water. The state standard is 88 colonies of E. coli per 100 ml of water. If it is above 88 colonies of E. coli per 100 ml
Mirror Lake – Lang Pond Road Beach – e-coli hazard has passed! Read More »
As a follow up to some questions received, the following is the email response from Sonya Carlson of NHDES. Hi Dusty, The link from our website is: http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/beaches/samples.htm and http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/beaches/health.htm The Center For Disease Control information is http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/ There is no reason to think that the entire lake is contaminated. While there is no way to be sure
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MLPA has been notified by NH DES that water sampling on Monday, July 2, 2012 at Lang Pond Road Beach showed high levels of e-coli. NHDES advised the Tuftonboro Code Officer and he will be posting a yellow “beach hazard” sign. The beach is tested for e-coli three times a year and this is the first
Lang Pond Road Beach, high levels of e-coli. To be retested today! Read More »
In Honor of a Special Friend to Mirror Lake A message from NHDES: Please join us in honoring the memory of friend, mentor, colleague and former Department of Environmental Services (DES) Limnology Center Director, Jody Connor. Jody passed away in June 2011, and in his honor we will be holding a memorial event and
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Save up your favorite items for the MLPA Yard Sale! You may have a table for selling or simply attend for fun and great deals. Date: Saturday August 31 Time: 9:00am-2:00pm Place: Mirror Lake Community Church Rt 109