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Project Administrator:
Victoria Davis
Project Title:
Energy Efficiency for Rural Water Supplies - Municipal Planning
Related Services:
Energy, Land Use Planning, Natural Resources, Emergency Management
Project Summary:
This portion of the Energy Efficiency for Rural Water Supplies (EERWS) Project focused on direct contact and planning-level discussions with municipal leaders, focussing on collaboration among the four municipalities that comprise nearly all of the towns in the Lake Sunapee watershed: Newbury, Sunapee, New London, and Springfield. Addressing and potentially coordinating policies for multiple municipalities within a watershed is novel in New Hampshire. This effort followed the work already completed as part of the Lake Sunapee Watershed Infrastructure Project, which was a comprehensive study of the connection between stormwater run-off, long-term land development, and potential impacts on local infrastructure.
The long-term benefits to good water quality extend beyond natural habitat and public recreation. The quality of water entering a community water supply system affects the cost of treating the water to meet federal drinking water standards, which includes energy consumption costs of the treatment process.
The initiative culminated at a workshop focusing on Low Impact Development technologies with interviews of municipal officials to chronicle the process.
Additional Information
Funders:
- US Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program