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"The biggest challenge on the lake is that those old dirt roads weren’t designed with drainage in mind. When I first started this job in the 1970’s most of the camps were on stilts or on cement blocks. The water would run off of the road and just go right under the camps. People get upset about the runoff hitting their foundations but the water is going where it has always gone." John Fernald, Road Agent |
| "Three teaspoonfuls are enough to kill a small child" |
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Fosters Daily Democrat ran a story titled, "Townhouse Pond toxins worry UNH expert" about the dangers of high chlorophyll levels in a lake. In the case of Townhouse Pond, the levels climbed high enough that toxic cynobacteria, more familiarly known as blue-green algae, began to grow at an alarming rate. The article quotes Dr. Jim Haney of UNH's Zoology Department, "Three teaspoonfuls are enough to kill a small child," he said. "If you see any green material, send it to UNH or DES (Department of Environmental Services). They'll test it, and they could shut the beach down. It is deadly." Pawtuckaway Lake has had some small outbreaks of blue-green algae in the past but, nothing close to what Townhouse Pond is experiencing. However, if our water quality continues to decline and effective phosophorous/nutrient loading into the lake is not curtailed, we may see more blue-green algae in the lake. The entire news story is available here: Townhouse Pond Story |
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PLIA Mission Statement
The Pawtuckaway Lake Improvement Association (PLIA) is a Private, Non-Profit Organization formed to monitor and act upon environmental and safety issues in the Pawtuckaway Lake Watershed area. The PLIA also provides education, information, recreation and other services to its members.
The Association routinely conducts water quality sampling under the New Hampshire Volunteer Lake Assessment program of the State of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. Other activities (sailboat races, fishing derbies, etc.) may be coordinated by the Association, but are funded by program participants.
