U.S. Geological Survey Assessment of Ground-Water Supply Potential of Bedrock in New Hampshire Ground-Water Supply Fact Sheet

ture passed Chapters 361 and 402 of the State statutes that directed the develop-ment of expanded water-resources infor-mation to support economic growth and wise management of the resource. This legislation was implemented by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES), which entered into a long-term cooperative program with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to assess the State's ground-water resources. Stud-ies under this program are funded jointly by the NHDES and the USGS and are performed by USGS scientists in the Ne