NEW LONDON – The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services recently announced that the Messer Pond Protective Association has been awarded a grant in the amount of $36,750 to implement stormwater improvements and best management practices that will help improve the water quality of Messer Pond.

Following a competitive application process, the Messer Pond Protective Association was one of five successful applicants that will be receiving funding this year to protect and restore New Hampshire’s lakes and ponds. The Association will work with the New London Public Works Department (DPW) to mitigate erosion in areas that are resulting in sediments and excessive nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, entering the Pond.