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2018-04-03 - 2018 NHDES Drinking Water Source Protection Conference is on 5/17 in Concord
Registration is open!
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) will hold its 2018 Drinking Water Source Protection Conference on Thursday, May 17, at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH. This is the largest drinking water source protection event in New England! This year’s conference will feature a total of 18 presentations on:
- PFAS and other emerging contaminants
- Update on NH’s Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund
- Legislative updates involving drinking water
- Research from Dartmouth concerning health impacts associated with arsenic exposure
- Projects related to source water planning, land conservation, and community engagement
….and many more interesting source protection topics!
The conference fee is $65 and includes lunch and refreshments. Qualifies for 5.0 Technical Credit Hours toward the NH Water Works Operator Certification Program.
REGISTER at the American Ground Water Trust website: https://agwt.org/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D268%26reset%3D1
Registration questions? Contact Andrew Stone at AGWT: astone@agwt.org or 603-228-5444.
Other questions? Contact Pierce Rigrod at NHDES: pierce.rigrod@des.nh.gov or 603-271-0688.
2018-03-12 - 30 Day Comment Period and Hearing for 2017-2020 TIP Amendment #4
The FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a prioritized list of federal and state funded regional transportation projects developed by NH DOT and representatives from the communities of the Rockingham Planning Commission (RPC) region. The RPC announces its intent to amend the TIP to account for project changes and to maintain consistency with the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). To maintain consistency between the TIP and the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), the project list of the LRTP will be updated in conjunction with the changes to the TIP. The project specific changes to the TIP and supporting documentation can be found on the TIP Amendment page of the Rockingham Planning Commission website at http://www.rpc-nh.org.
A 30-day public comment period for the Amendments begins Monday, March 12th, 2018 and concludes on Tuesday, April 10th, 2018. A public hearing to consider the changes and any received comments is scheduled for Wednesday April 11th, 2018, beginning at 7:00 PM at the Epping Town Hall (157 Main Street). The Planning Commission will meet after the public hearing to adopt the changes to the TIP.
As of July 20, 2013, all of New Hampshire is unclassifiable/attainment for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (the 2008 ozone standard) and as of April 6, 2015, the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (the 1997 ozone standard) is revoked for all purposes, including transportation conformity purposes in the Boston-Manchester-Portsmouth (SE) NH area.
Consistent with the RPC’s Public Participation Process, this notice and comment period is also intended to meet FTA requirements for public comment on the programs of transit projects put forward by NHDOT, UNH and the COAST and CART transit systems.
Copies of all documents are available at the RPC offices, on the website at http://www.rpc-nh.org, and will be sent to interested parties by request. Written comments will also be accepted through March 10th, 2018 and may be addressed to:
Rockingham Planning Commission
156 Water Street
Exeter, NH 03833
Email: transportation@rpc-nh.org with TIP/Plan amendments in the subject line
For more information contact David Walker at (603) 778-0885.
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2018-03-07 - Statewide Freight Summit & Open House
Thursday, March 22, 2018
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is hosting a Statewide Freight Summit on March 22, 2018 in Claremont, NH. The Summit will be held at the Claremont Savings Bank Community Room (145 Broad Street, Claremont) from 12:30 - 3:00 PM. The summit will provide an overview of the New Hampshire Freight Plan, discuss national trends in freight movement, provide an update on investments into the Port of New Hampshire, and provide information on the latest developments in Autonomous Trucking and Truck Platooning and their potential impacts on the trucking industry.
Registration for this event closes on Friday, March 16 and seating is limited. Register online via nhfreight.eventbrite.com
The event will be followed by an Open House in the same room from 4:00 - 6:00 PM.
The New Hampshire DOT (NH DOT) Statewide Freight Plan is a strategic planning document that will define a short and long-term vision for the freight system in New Hampshire. The statewide freight plan will be multi-modal; including air, pipeline, rail, truck and maritime transport. It will identify short, medium, and long-term strategies to guide future freight policies, investments, and partnerships. Work on the plan began in the spring of 2016 and will be completed by fall of 2018.
As part of the planning process, NH DOT has convened a State Freight Advisory Committee (SFAC). Committee members will participate in the development of the statewide freight plan, by providing direction and guidance on freight issues of concern and opportunities; freight stakeholders and areas of interest; strategies, actions, and policies; and project prioritization.
For more information about this project, please contact to Lucy St. John, Senior Planner, at Lucy.StJohn@dot.nh.gov.
2018-02-23 - RPC E-Mail Communications
RPC has been experiencing e-mail communication issues in the last few weeks. The reason appears to involve recipients email servers marking RPC's emails as spam or junk mail. If you are expecting an e-mail from RPC, please check your junk email folder( and mark it as "not junk/spam") or call staff members at their direct line below or via the main RPC phone number 778-0885.
2018-02-22 - MPO Public Participation Plan
45 Day Public Comment Period
The Rockingham Planning Commission announces the release for public comment of a draft update to the agency's Public Participation Plan (PPP). This plan sets out the policies, goals and approaches for public participation as part of transportation planning activities conducted by the Rockingham Planning Commission.
A 45-day public comment period for the Draft Public Participation Plan begins Friday, February 23rd, 2018 and concludes on Wednesday, April 11th, 2018. A public hearing to consider the updated plan and any received comments is scheduled for Wednesday April 11th, 2018, beginning at 7:00 PM at the Epping Town Hall (157 Main Street). The Planning Commission will meet after the public hearing to vote on adoption of the Public Participation Plan
The Rockingham Planning Commission is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) serving twenty-seven (27) communities in southeastern New Hampshire. The core role of the MPO is to ensure local input in the planning and programming of federally funded transportation projects. As part of this role, the MPO is required to implement a proactive public participation process that provides complete information, timely public notice, full public access to key decisions, and early and continuing participation of the public in developing plans.
Copies of all documents are available at the RPC offices, on the website Public Engagement page, and will be sent to interested parties by request. Written comments will also be accepted through close of business on April 11th, 2018 and may be addressed to:
Rockingham Planning Commission
156 Water Street
Exeter, NH 03833
Email: transportation@rpc-nh.org with Public Participation Plan in the subject line
For more information contact Scott Bogle at (603) 778-0885.
Draft MPO Public Participation Plan
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2018-02-05 - RPC 2/14 Commissioner Meeting Cancelled - Next Meeting 3/14
The February, 14, 2018 RPC Commissioners meeting has been CANCELLED. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 14, 2018; the location is to be determined. All meeting agendas, minutes and materials can be found on the Meetings page.
The full RPC meeting calendar is available here.
2018-01-30 - 2018 Spring Planning and Zoning Conference - 4/28/2018
Save the Date: The 24th Annual Office of Strategic Initatives Spring Planning and Zoning Conference
Save the Date: The 24th Annual Spring Planning and Zoning Conference will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2018, at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH. Visit the NH Office of Strategic Initiatives website for updates and to view presentations from past conferences: https://www.nh.gov/osi/planning/resources/conferen...
Save the Date Flyer - 2018 Spring Planning and Zoning Conference - April 28, 2018
2018-01-19 - Updated OSI Handbooks for Local Officials Now Available
Updated OSI Handbooks for Local Officials Now Available
2017 editions of OSI’s planning and zoning handbooks are now available. These handbooks are designed to serve as an introduction to the organization, powers, duties, and procedures of Planning Boards and Board of Adjustment in New Hampshire. They are resources to acquaint board members and others with the basic responsibilities of the Planning Board and the Board of Adjustment and to suggest procedures by which the work of the boards can be carried out in a fair and effective manner.
Planning Board Handbook - https://www.nh.gov/osi/planning/resources/planning...
ZBA Handbook - https://www.nh.gov/osi/planning/resources/zoning-b...
2018-01-12 - RPC Staff Phone and E-mail List
Did you know that all RPC staff has a direct line? All staff phone numbers and e-mails are listed below and are available via our staff roster. Our main phone number will remain 603-778-0885.
2017-12-20 - 2017 Annual List of Obligated Projects
Federal funding of transportation projects in the region for 2017
“Obligated” projects are those that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) or Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have committed to reimbursing a share of the cost of construction or implementation. Pursuant to Federal Regulations in CFR §450.332, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO’s), as the entities responsible for maintaining the metropolitan transportation planning process, must make public an annual listing of projects for which federal transportation funds were obligated in the preceding fiscal year. These are generally projects that have been recently completed, are under construction, or are nearing construction, where federal transportation funds have been officially committed with a signed project agreement. The full report contains additional detail regarding these projects however some highlights include:
- $ 37.2 million dollars in Federal Highway funds committed in the RPC region in 31 contracts addressing bridge, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian oriented projects.
- $ 15.9 Million in Federal Transit funds committed to COAST, CART, and UNH Wildcat Transit to support their operations and capital needs.
- $10.7 million obligated towards the replacement of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge between Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, ME.
- $9.3 million obligated in the RPC region facilitating continued work on the I-93 expansion from Salem to Manchester.
- $2.4 million in previously programmed federal transportation funds freed for use in current and forthcoming projects around New Hampshire.
Notice is hereby given that, acting in its capacity as the MPO for its planning district, the Rockingham Planning Commission has published its 2017 Annual Listing of Obligated Projects and made it available to be viewed and downloaded on the RPC website, www.rpc-nh.org. For more information, contact David Walker, Transportation Program Manager, at Rockingham Planning Commission, 156 Water St., Exeter, NH 03833; 603-778-0885 or email at dwalker@rpc-nh.org.
The full report, as well as reports from previous years, can be found on the Annual List of Obligated Projects page of the website.
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