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Committee hears bill to add 'yard waste' to water‑pollution law to curb lake nutrient runoff
Summary
Sponsors and lake advocates told the Senate committee that adding 'yard waste' to chapter 45‑A would clarify that leaves, grass clippings and similar debris cannot be dumped into lakes and streams; the Department of Environmental Services said existing law covers the conduct but supported clarification and educational enforcement.
Representatives, lake associations and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that expressly listing "yard waste" in the state water‑pollution statute would help lake associations educate residents and reduce nutrient inputs that can fuel cyanobacteria blooms.
Representative Rung, the bill’s prime sponsor, told the committee that much of the proposal is an educational clarifying change to chapter 45‑A (water pollution and waste disposal). "One of the most important strategies for mitigating cyanobacteria blooms is to keep nutrients out of lakes,"…
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