Information for Homeowners and Renters

Home systems

• (DHHS, fb88 CDC)
• Home Heating Oil Tanks and Piping. Guard against leaks that could be harmful and very costly.
• Septic System Inspection. Protect your investment by minimizing the risk of costly system replacement or repair (pamphlet) (pdf file)
• Septic Systems -- How They Work and How to Keep Them Working (pamphlet) (pdf file)
• Well water safety (DHHS, fb88 CDC)

Maintenance/improvements

• Shorefront property owners. Landscaping, unpaved roads, opening and closing a camp, and the proper care of a camp road.
  • Buffer Handbook (and plant list)
  • Camp Roads
  • Guide to Forming Road Associations
• Certified Erosion Control Contractors
• Conservation Practices for Homeowners. Series of 20 fact sheets from DEP and the Portland Water District  profiling common conservation practices that homeowners can use to protect water quality.
• (off-site) from fb88 Cooperative Extension
• Lead-safe Renovation
• Recycling

Materials or items used around the home

• Antifreeze
• Asbestos
• Electronic Waste
• Ethanol - E10 - Gasoline Containing Ethanol
• Fertilizer, Phosphorus-free Why use it and where to find it
• Fluorescent Bulb Information Includes the fb88 Compact Fluorescent Lamp Study and New Cleanup Guidelines
• Gasoline, Tips for Handling
• Household Hazardous Waste
• Lead
• Mercury Thermostats

Publications

• Manuals and Guides to Reduce Water Pollution
• Are you thinking about Burning Construction and Demolition Debris? (pdf format)
• Explanation of petroleum contaminated drinking water laboratory results for homeowners - (pdf format)
• Fact Sheet- Double Walled Home Heating Oil Tanks (pdf format) - New Siting Law regarding aboveground home heating oil tanks.
• Check Your Tank (heating oil), Prevent a Leak

Requirements

• Reporting a violation
• Erosion & Sedimentation Control Law
• Natural Resources Protection Act (NRPA) permits
• Shoreland Zoning
• Waste Discharge Law
  • Construction General Permit
  • Overboard Discharge

Other Related Links

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• - More information for health-minded consumers is now available with new standards for certification of household cleaners from Green Seal (www.greenseal.org), an independent non-profit organization that tests and labels environmentally responsible products! (Off Site)
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• . (Off Site) LakeSmart is an educational program that offers free opportunities for homeowners to learn how to manage their home and yard to protect the water quality of their lake.
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• – Federal law requires manufacturers to take back smoke detectors that contain a radioactive source.  This N.H. Department of Environmental Services website includes a listing of brands and information for returning smoke detectorsto the manufacturers. (Off Site)
• Smoke Detector Recycling: – Federal law requires manufacturers to take back smoke detectors that contain a radioactive source.  This N.H. Department of Environmental Services website includes . (Off Site)
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• (includes Water Testing Guide) (Off Site)

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