New Hampshire § 487-40 - Section 487:40 Duties of the Department.
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§ 487-40. Section 487:40 Duties of the Department.
To the extent that funds are available, the department shall: I. Assist volunteer organizations in monitoring the water quality of rivers and streams; II. Provide technical assistance to local river management advisory committees, watershed organizations, municipalities, educational facilities, and the general public for the purpose of monitoring river water quality; III. Educate citizens about the need for and the methods of sampling river and stream waters and the importance of keeping the state's waters clean; IV. Provide the water quality data obtained by volunteers to other state programs that administer water quality programs; the federal government, including the Environmental Protection Agency; and municipalities; V. Provide volunteer monitoring organizations with an annual monitoring report that includes historical data, trends, and recommendations to keep a river or stream within the water quality standards; and VI. Lend sampling equipment to volunteer monitoring organizations as needed.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 487-40 ("Section 487:40 Duties of the Department.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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