Water Quality at LSPA

LSPA Water Quality Laboratory 

Lake Sunapee Protective Association (LSPA), in cooperation with the NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) and Colby-Sawyer College (CSC), has one of the most extensive water testing programs in New England. A water quality laboratory, supported by the LSPA/DES/CSC partnership, is located in New London, NH, on the CSC campus. 

Data from the LSPA testing program is sent directly to the NHDES Volunteer Lake Assessment Program (VLAP), where it is evaluated and used to make important decisions concerning the watersheds of lakes in the area.  In 2024, the lab analyzed water samples from over 24 lakes in New Hampshire and conducted water quality tests at 80 sites in the Lake Sunapee Watershed and the total number of analyses performed at LSPA’s water quality lab was 3,592.