Wastewater

The Conservation Law Foundation says New Hampshire regulators did not consider a state rule meant to protect fish and people from toxic chemicals when approving the permit.

At a Mount Sunapee advisory meeting Tuesday, members of Newbury’s Conservation Commission presented their findings on potential contamination coming from the resort’s wastewater system. But state regulators say the system’s conditions show no cause for concern.

One of the companies, HydroPhos, was started by University of New Hampshire students.

The Manchester wastewater facility is due for a new permit from the EPA. But that permit just includes requirements to monitor PFAS chemicals, not to remove them from the wastewater that flows into the Merrimack River.

And are they vulnerable to climate change?

The town has been putting partially treated wastewater into the river since late 2021 because of operational issues.

Officials say that data can provide an early warning sign when transmission rises.

The state is focused on how to set levels for PFAS in soil that would protect groundwater, the source of drinking water for 60% of Granite Staters.

Psicólogo recomienda mantener la calma y evitar pensar que algo malo va a pasar, en el contexto de tiroteos. El estado expandirá rastreo de COVID-19 en aguas residuales. New Hampshire espera fondo de la reforma federal de armas.

Wastewater surveillance can be an early predictor that the virus is spreading.