LANCASTER WATER DEPT
PWSID: NH1291010 · Lancaster, NH · Serves 2,500 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), LANCASTER WATER DEPT (PWSID NH1291010) in Lancaster, NH is listed as a CWS water system covering about 2,500 people. The same extract lists 6 health-based violation records spanning 2017-2018. Those 6 health-based rows for LANCASTER WATER DEPT cover contaminants such as Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5); they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
LANCASTER WATER DEPT has 6 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 1 distinct EPA contaminant code appears in this system's record, including Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Recorded violations span 2017–2018. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the New Hampshire drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the New Hampshire state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- NH1291010
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Lancaster, NH
- Population Served
- 2,500
- Health Violations
- Yes (6)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 6 | 6 |
Violation History (6)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jan 1, 2018 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jan 1, 2018 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Oct 1, 2017 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Oct 1, 2017 |
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Compare beyond New Hampshire
Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest LANCASTER WATER DEPT on cumulative violation count (6) and EPA-reported population served (2,500). Violation-count peers include CHEROKEE WATER SYSTEM, LAME DEER WATER SYSTEM, FOUR BEARS WATER SYSTEM. Population peers include Santa Clara Pueblo, ERSKINE CREEK WC, AGATE BAY WATER COMPANY.
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About This Data
LANCASTER WATER DEPT (NH1291010) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include BERLIN WATER WORKS; GROVETON WATER SYS; GORHAM WATER AND SEWER DEPT; WHITEFIELD WATER. Health-based rows (6 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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