piscataquog River local advisory committee

The Piscataquog River Local Advisory Committee (PRLAC) is a community-based advisory group that works with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) to monitor and preserve the health and natural beauty of the Piscataquog River as a public resource. Through local input, PRLAC helps inform NHDES and surrounding river communities about activities within the river corridor.

The Piscataquog River was designated a protected river under RSA 483 in 1993.

Piscataquog River Local Advisory Committee By Laws, Adopted November 3, 1994, Amended February 6, 1997.

Riverfront communities within the Piscataquog watershed include Deering, Francestown, Goffstown, Lyndeborough, Manchester, New Boston, and Weare. Each Piscataquog watershed community is invited to have representation on the PRLAC. To learn how to become a member, please contact us.

The roles and responsibilities of PRLAC are established under New Hampshire State Statute RSA 483. They are:

  • To advise any body official through which the designated river or segment flows on matters pertaining to the management of the river.
  • To consider and comment on any federal, state, or local governmental plans to approve, license, fund, or construct facilities or applications for permits, certificates, or licenses, that may alter the resource values and characteristics for which the river or segment is designated.
  • To develop or assist in the development and adoption of local river corridor management plans under RSA 483:10.
  • To report biennially on the committees activities.

To check if a property lies within the designated river corridor, use the designated river map.

PRLAC Members:

  • John Magee, Chair, Member-at-Large (Term expires 02/22/27)
  • Jane Beaulieu, Vice Chair, Manchester (Term expires 08/30/26)
  • Andrew Cadorette, Clerk, Goffstown (Term expires 05/29/27)
  • Donna Mombourquette, New Boston (Term expires 04/08/28)
  • Keith Erf, Weare (Term expires 01/27/26)
  • Gary Samuels, Deering (Term expires 10/31/26)

For more information about Committee meetings, visit: https://www.lac.des.nh.gov/