RSA 487:40: Duties of the Department.

To the extent that funds are available, the department shall:

I. Assist volunteer organizations in monitoring the water quality of rivers and streams;

II. Provide technical assistance to local river management advisory committees, watershed organizations, municipalities, educational facilities, and the general public for the purpose of monitoring river water quality;

III. Educate citizens about the need for and the methods of sampling river and stream waters and the importance of keeping the state's waters clean;

IV. Provide the water quality data obtained by volunteers to other state programs that administer water quality programs; the federal government, including the Environmental Protection Agency; and municipalities;

V. Provide volunteer monitoring organizations with an annual monitoring report that includes historical data, trends, and recommendations to keep a river or stream within the water quality standards; and

VI. Lend sampling equipment to volunteer monitoring organizations as needed.