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Title: Newfound Lake - Public Meeting Notice for Lake Level Investigation 
Description: In accordance with RSA 482:79, notice is hereby given that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Water Division (NHDES), will hold a public meeting related to an investigation of levels of inland waters (Lake Level Investigation) at Newfound Lake at 6:00 PM February 26, 2019 at the Minot‐Sleeper Library, 35 Pleasant Street, Bristol, NH. Newfound Lake is located in the towns of Bristol, Alexandria, Bridgewater, and Hebron, NH. NHDES held a public hearing relative to a petition to conduct a LLI on August 28, 2018, and much of the testimony received at the hearing and during the comment period supported a lowering of lake levels at Newfound Lake throughout the year. NHDES seeks to inform the public of interim operational plans for the Newfound Lake Dam and to collect further data and testimony. NHDES will provide a brief presentation on the Newfound Lake Dam including the history of ownership and operations and the petition for a Lake Level Investigation that NHDES is currently conducting. Following that, the meeting will be opened to hear comments from interested parties. 
Date(s): Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Time(s): 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Event type: Meeting 
WebSite: https://www.des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/dam/documents/20190226-newfound-lake.pdf
Location: Minot-Sleeper Library, 35 Pleasant Street, Bristol, NH
Contact name: Kent R. Finemore, P.E. 
Contact title: Assistant Chief Engineer, Dam Bureau 
Contact email: Kent.Finemore@des.nh.gov 
Contact phone: (603) 271-0566
Sponsor: NHDES 
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