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Drinking Water Protection Committee
Meetings
- 5:30 p.m.
- 1st or 2nd Monday each month, six or more times per year
- Bow Municipal Building
10 Grandview Road
Bow, NH - Schedule is subject to change. View the Public Meetings Calendar for the most current schedule. (2022 Schedule)
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From left to right, top to botton: Jordan Vachon, Tom O'Donovan, Steve Cheney (WhiteWater), Cindy Klevens, Madhumita Chatterjee. Not pictured: Wendy Waskin, Christopher Dunbar. (Photo by Eric Anderson)
Drinking Water Protection Committee Members
Members are appointed by the Bow Board of Selectmen
- Tom O'Donovan, Chair
- Cynthia Klevens
- Wendy Waskin
- Madhumita Chatterjee
- Jordan Vachon
- Christopher Dunbar
- Matthew Taylor, Ex-Officio Community Development Director
- Eric Smith, Ex-Officio WhiteWater
- Steve Cheney, Ex-Officio WhiteWater
About
The Bow Drinking Water Protection Committee was formed by the Board of Selectmen on May 10, 2005 to oversee the development of the Town’s 2006 Source Water Protection Plan (SWPP) for the Town's municipal public water systems.
Protection Plan Objective
The objective of the SWPP is to “increase the understanding of the drinking water resources in the Town of Bow, and to provide a meaningful foundation for decision-making in order to protect the quality and quantity of drinking water sources.”
Public Water Systems
There are currently 39 regulated community and municipally managed public water systems in the Town of Bow, including eight which are directly managed by either the Town or School District. Each municipal system has its own wellhead protection plan which needs to be reviewed and updated every three years.
In addition, the committee, reviews the SWPP annually and works to ensure that the recommendations of the plan are implemented.
Additional Duties
The committee also provides educational information, technical assistance and outreach to the approximate 6,000 residents that rely on groundwater as their drinking water source. This includes holding well water testing events and conducting research activities related to groundwater protection.