Stormwater accountability in Great Bay watershed towns

Search and sort the table to see which New Hampshire towns have adopted stormwater model standards and how their regulations compare.

Note: SWA Model Standards adoption status is preliminary and pending confirmation from PREP, NHDES, or the NH Stormwater Alliance.
Town MS4 status SWA Model Standards adopted Year of reviewed stormwater regs Impervious cover category Stormwater regulations
Barrington Waiver No 2024 View regs
Brentwood Waiver No 2010 10% cap View regs
Brookfield Not designated No 2026 View regs
Candia Waiver No 2019 View regs
Chester Waiver No 2025 View regs
Danville Full MS4 No 2025 View regs
Deerfield Not designated No View regs
Dover Full MS4 No 2025 View regs
Durham Full MS4 No 2023 View regs
East Kingston Waiver Yes 2025 View regs
Epping Waiver No 2020 View regs
Exeter Full MS4 Yes 2026 View regs
Farmington Not designated No 1976 View regs
Fremont Waiver Yes 2021 View regs
Greenland Full MS4 No 2025 View regs
Hampton Full MS4 No 2026 View regs
Hampton Falls Waiver No 2025 View regs
Kensington Not designated Yes 2016 View regs
Kingston Full MS4 No View regs
Lee Waiver No 2023 10% cap View regs
Madbury Waiver No 2017 View regs
Middleton Not designated No 2026 View regs
Milton Full MS4 Yes 2022 View regs
New Castle Full MS4 Yes 2021 View regs
New Durham Not designated No 2024 View regs
Newfields Waiver No 2014 View regs
Newington Waiver No View regs
Newmarket Full MS4 Partial View regs
North Hampton Full MS4 No 2017 View regs
Northwood Not designated No 2026 View regs
Nottingham Not designated No 2026 10% cap View regs
Portsmouth Full MS4 No 2006 View regs
Raymond Full MS4 No View regs
Rochester Full MS4 No 2018 View regs
Rollinsford Full MS4 No 2018 View regs
Rye Full MS4 Yes 2022 View regs
Sandown Full MS4 No 2021 View regs
Seabrook Full MS4 No 2020 View regs
Somersworth Full MS4 No 2021 View regs
Strafford Not designated Partial 2026 10% cap View regs
Stratham Full MS4 No 2026 View regs
Wakefield Not designated No 2026 View regs
“Year of reviewed stormwater regs” is the year of the town regulation document we reviewed. It is not the year EPA designated the MS4, nor the year the SWA model standards were first adopted.