The state of New Hampshire holds many opportunities for boaters. In fact, New Hampshire harbors some of the best quality waterbodies in the country. With boating access to hundreds of lakes and ponds, rivers, and the Atlantic coastline, you can enjoy fresh or salt water, and see plants and animals of all variety. One way is to inform boaters and others of pertinent legislation and to provide useful, environmentally-friendly advice for reducing and eliminating pollution to our waters. One of the biggest problems for our waterways is controlling the amount of nutrients that enter them.
Boats pumping human sewage directly overboard also contribute to the nutrient problem in our waters.
When too many nutrients enter the water, several things happen. Algae grows out of control, dies, makes the water murky, and uses oxygen while decomposing. As sewage breaks down, it also uses up oxygen. The end result is that there isn't enough oxygen for animals to live. While pollution caused by boating activities may seem minimal, every bit is a piece of the pollutant pie, and each piece eliminated helps improve the environment we live and play in.