NH DES Volunteer Lake Assessment Program (VLAP)Volunteers take water samples on Lake Waukewan as part of the State of New Hampshire's Volunteer Lake Assessment Program (VLAP).
The water sampling is done three times per season -- typically in early July, August and September. The volunteer drives to Concord to borrow some of the test equipment from the State Lab, takes samples from five locations on Lake Waukewan and then gets the samples and equipment back to the State Lab in Concord in a timely manner for testing. Someone from the state's Department of Environmental Services (DES) comes out every other year to assist in the first sampling of the season and take additional measurements. The DES provides a training session in Concord, typically in June for new volunteers. |
DES VLAP Information2018 VLAP Reports
2017 Sara Steiner's Reported Changes• The report card on the front of the report has been updated with data from the period 2006-2015 which is what is contained in the most recent draft 2016 surface water quality assessments. You may notice a change in the report card based on this. Don't hesitate to ask if you have questions.
• The graphic containing the annual chlorophyll-a, phosphorus and transparency data has changed to include reference lines for the thresholds associated with chlorophyll and phosphorus data based upon your lake's best trophic classification. The thresholds are what the report card on the front of your report is referencing when assessing chlorophyll and phosphorus for aquatic life use. I hope this makes it easier to visualize how frequently your data may exceed the thresholds or whether the data fall below the thresholds. 2017 VLAP Reports
Other VLAP Reports and InformationOverview Fact Sheet How to determine ice-out How to read your VLAP report Publications Report for Snake River (2015) Report for Snake River (2016) Report for Lake Waukewan - Winona Station (2015) Report for Lake Waukewan - Winona Station (2016) Report for Lake Waukewan - Mayo Station (2015) Report for Lake Waukewan - Mayo Station (2016) Report for Lake Winona (2015) Report for Lake Winona (2016) Map of sampling locations - PDF Map of sampling locations - PNG | ||||||||||
