Sōlitude Lake Management
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April 30, 2019 Mr. David J. Rousseau, Director NH Division of Pesticide Control P.O. Box 2042 Concord, NH 03302-2042 Re: 2019 Special Permit Application – Namaske Lake, Goffstown, NH Dear Mr. Rousseau: Please accept this as the 2019 Special Permit Application for the proposed treatment of portions of Namaske Lake in Goffstown. The project applicant is the Namaske Lake Association. The project is being performed in accordance with the Long-Term Variable Milfoil Management Plan (LTMP) for Namaske Lake. We propose the treatment of the infested littoral areas (up to 40 acres) of Namaske Lake in mid to late July or early September 2019. The final treatment areas will be determined by a spring inspection by NH DES. Enclosed is the complete original special permit application. An exact digital (PDF) copy of the permit application, inclusive of cover letter, permit application, project description, all maps, well information, abutter information, a copy of the NH DES Long-Term Management Plan, NHB Review and any relevant herbicide labels have been uploaded to the NH Secure file Exchange Server. Notice of the submittal of this Special Permit application will be mailed to all abutters and riparian owners on May 6, 2019. A legal notice will also be published in the Union Leader on May 2, 2019. Copies of both notices are attached to the permit application. We trust that this Special Permit Application is complete and that the review process will be initiated. We would ask that you contact us at your earliest convenience for additional information requests or questions Sincerely, SŌLITUDE LAKE MANAGEMENT Marc Bellaud President / Aquatic Biologist cc: Mike Allard, Namaske Lake Association Amy Smagula, NH DES (via email) 590 Lake Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545 | 508-865-1000 | SŌLITUDELAKEMANAGEMENT.COM Form A 1 Application No:_________ SP APPLICATION-Aquatic Date Received:__________ Page 1 of 10 07/15 Special Permit Application Form - Aquatic NH Division of Pesticide Control PO BOX 2042 Concord NH 03302-2042 09/2014 OFFICE USE ONLY Referred to: Approve Disapprove Signature Date Dept. Environ. Services _________________ ______ Dept. Res. & Econ. Dev. _________________ ______ Fish & Game Department _________________ ______ State Entomologist _________________ ______ Division Public Health _________________ ______ Div. of Pesticide Control _________________ ______ Check Here if there are attached comments or conditions, or use space below Comments:___________________________________________________________ APPLICANT INFORMATION PLICANT INFORMATION 1. Name of applicant: ___________________________________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________________ City: _____________________________ State: _____ Zip: ___________________ Tel: ____________________________ Fax: _______________________________ Cell*:______________________Pesticide License #_________________________ 2. Name of contact on behalf of the applicant: ___________________________________________________________________ Tel: ____________________________ Cell*:_______________________________ E-mail*:_____________________________________________________________ 3. Licensed pesticide applicator (if other than individual or entity named on 1. above): Name:______________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________ City: _____________________________ State: _____ Zip: ___________________ E-mail:_____________________________________________________________ Tel: ____________________________ Fax: _______________________________ Cell*:______________________Pesticide License #_________________________ * = Optional Form A 1 SP APPLICATION-Aquatic Page 2 of 10 07/15 4. Client on whose behalf the application is being made if other than 1., 2. or 3. above: Name:______________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________ City: _____________________________ State: _____ Zip: ___________________ Tel: ____________________________ Fax: _______________________________ E-mail*:_____________________________________________________________ 5. Contact or spokesperson for the client requesting pesticide treatment: Name:______________________________________________________________ Title: _______________________________________________________________ Tel: ______________________________Cell*:_____________________________ E-mail*:_____________________________________________________________ 6. Have there been any previous special permits issued to conduct treatments at this site (whether or not pesticide was actually applied)? Yes No If Yes list permit number and year of most recent permit: Permit #: SP#_________ - Year: _________ 7. Is there a Long-Term Management Plan (LTMP) in place for this location or project? Yes No If Yes specify name of plan, the month and year of issue or most recent amendment, and attach a copy to this application: Name: _____________________________________________________________ Issue/Amendment Date: ___________LTMP Attached: Yes No 8. Have there been alternative (to pesticide) control methods used at this site? Yes No . If Yes describe and include dates. If No briefly specify reason(s). If this information is in an attached LTMP skip “a” and check “b” below: a. Alternative Controls or Reasons Not Employed: __________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ b. See Attached LTMP 9. Names and address of all abutters: ATTACH LIST 10. Names and address of all persons utilizing the waters for domestic purposes: ATTACH LIST Form A 1 SP APPLICATION-Aquatic Page 3 of 10 07/15 11. Names and address of all persons who have made known their objections to the treatment through written or verbal communication with the applicant: ATTACH LIST 12. Description and Map of Treatment Area: a. Overall description of treatment area(s) [if multiple sites list all, reference to map, and indicate acreage of individual site(s)]: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ b. Specific information regarding treatment area(s): (1) Overall length along the shoreline: __________________________________FT (2) Width outward from the shoreline: __________________________________FT (3) Average depth: _________________________________________________FT (4) Total treatment area (total): Surface Acres: __________ Acre Feet: __________ (5) Type of Bottom: ___________________________________________________ (6) Are any parts of the proposed treatment area places where watercraft congregate for recreational use such as boat rafting, water skiing, riding of personal watercraft or similar activities? Yes No If Yes, indicate the location(s) of the nearest public and private boat ramps on accompanying map(s). (7) If there are multiple treatment area sites, list all sites referenced to the map with acreage of each individual site. Form A 1 SP APPLICATION-Aquatic Page 4 of 10 07/15 c. Attach a map (scale 1” = 800 to 1000ft.) showing the treatment and surrounding areas and indicate locations of: (1) Depth findings in the treatment area; (2) Riparian owners, abutters, and others affected by the treatment; (3) All inlet and outlet streams labeled as to whether the stream is inlet or outlet; (4) Bathing areas; (5) Base of operations; (6) Sampling sites; (7) Public and private wells and surface water supplies, including intakes, that use the water for domestic purposes; (8) Downstream use of water. 13. State the reason and need for pesticide application, including a statement as to whether a proposal is consistent with a current long-term management plan, if one exists, for the water body. Where the proposed treatment is not consistent with said long-term management plan, description of how the proposal deviates from said plan and the reason for such deviation: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________