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Watershed Plan

About the plan

A watershed management plan examines the factors affecting watershed health. It incorporates data on water quality, land use, local economy, and populations to create goals to maintain or improve watershed-wide standards. It acts as a guiding document for towns to support watershed and community health across municipal boundaries.

The SLA worked in collaboration with town governments, state agencies, conservation partners, universities, local businesses, and, of course the greater Squam community to develop the current watershed plan. The SLA continues to work with these partners on the plan's implementation.

Questions about the Watershed Plan?

Interactive zone map

This interactive map lets you explore the conservation projects we’ve completed, those currently underway, and our future plans for each site. Click on the map icons to learn more about each site, including its priority ranking, annual sediment, phosphorus, and nitrogen loads, and our planned mitigation efforts.

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