New Hampshire Water Systems

678 community water systems in New Hampshire, ranked by violation count. Data from EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).

Water Systems
678
Total Violations
1,402
Health Violations
284 systems
Population Served
880,899

New Hampshire operates 678 community water systems regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Together these utilities serve an estimated 880,899 residents, each filing compliance results with the state's primacy agency and, for federally listed contaminants, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Across the state, SDWIS records contain 1,402 total violations, of which 284 systems carry at least one active health-based violation, a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedance or treatment-technique failure. That represents roughly 42% of New Hampshire systems.

Violation counts reflect both infrastructure realities and reporting diligence, a state with more small rural systems will accumulate more monitoring-type violations without necessarily delivering worse water. Health-based violations are the stronger safety signal. A past violation does not itself indicate current unsafe water; utilities must notify customers, remediate, and publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report. All numbers below draw directly from the federal SDWIS record.

Which water systems have violations? (202)

# System Name Violations Health
1 NEW HAMPTON VILLAGE PCT Glen 99 Yes
2 BETHLEHEM VILLAGE DIST Bethlehem 45 Yes
3 CONTOOCOOK VILLAGE PCT Concord 26 Yes
4 FREEDOM HILL/PINE RIDGE EST Loudon 25 Yes
5 WARDE REHABILITATION/NURSING Windham 25 Yes
6 EPSOM HEALTHCARE CTR Epsom 24 Yes
7 ROCKHOUSE MOUNTAIN Conway 22 Yes
8 MONTROSE CONDOS Epping 22 Yes
9 EXETER WATER DEPT Exeter 21 Yes
10 ANDOVER VILLAGE DIST Andover 20 Yes
11 SOUTH WEARE WATER Weare 19 Yes
12 LANDMARK ESTATES CONDOS Pelham 18 Yes
13 BARTLETT VILLAGE PCT Bartlett 17 Yes
14 ROCK RIMMON COOPERATIVE East Hampstead 17 Yes
15 175 ESTATES Moultonborough 16 Yes
16 BARKLAND ACRES Derry 15 Yes
17 PLAISTOW WATER DEPT Atkinson 14 Yes
18 PROFILE APARTMENTS Madbury 14 Yes
19 LINCOLN WATER WORKS Lincoln 12 Yes
20 FREEDOM VILLAGE CONDOS Gilford 12 Yes
21 MUIRFIELD CLUSTER Stratham 12 Yes
22 MEREDITH WATER DEPT Meredith 11 Yes
23 NEW CASTLE WATER WORKS Portsmouth 11 Yes
24 VILLAGE DISTRICT OF EIDELWEISS Madison 10 Yes
25 JACKSON WATER PCT Jackson 10 Yes
26 CROTCHED MOUNTAIN SCHOOL Greenfield 9 Yes
27 GOFFSTOWN VILLAGE PCT Goffstown 8 Yes
28 LOCKE LAKE Nashua 8 Yes
29 SUNAPEE WATER WORKS Sunapee 8 Yes
30 LONG POND WOODS Atkinson 8 Yes
31 WEDIKO SCHOOL Windsor 7 Yes
32 ELM BROOK VILLAGE Contoocook 7 Yes
33 HAMPSTEAD AREA WATER Atkinson 6 Yes
34 EMERALD LAKE Hillsboro 6 Yes
35 COTTON FARMS MHP East Hampstead 6 Yes
36 TRANQUILITY ESTATES Concord 6 Yes
37 TOWN LINE VILLAGE Holderness 6 Yes
38 CHISHOLM FARM Exeter 6 Yes
39 BIRCHES OF WOLFEBORO COOP Wolfeboro 6 Yes
40 CASTLE REACH Nashua 6 Yes
41 MILL BROOK VILLAGE Moultonborough 6 Yes
42 SILVER LAKE ESTATES Hollis 6 Yes
43 PARADISE SHORES Moultonborough 5 Yes
44 ENFIELD WATER DEPT Enfield 5 Yes
45 CATAMOUNT HILL Concord 5 Yes
46 CHESHIRE COUNTY COMPLEX Keene 5 Yes
47 HOPKINTON VILLAGE PCT Hopkinton 5 Yes
48 WESTGATE ESTATES Raymond 5 Yes
49 THE PINES AT ARUNDEL Epsom 5 Yes
50 BRAKE HILL ACRES Moultonborough 5 Yes
51 GRIGGS MOBILE HOMES Epsom 5 Yes
52 COUNTRY VILLAGE MHP Freedom 5 Yes
53 ALTON WATER WORKS Alton 4 Yes
54 ROLLINSFORD WATER SEWER DIST Rollinsford 4 Yes
55 CANAAN WATER DEPT Canaan 4 Yes
56 RIVER RUN Exeter 4 Yes
57 LANCASTER FARMS Atkinson 4 Yes
58 FAR ECHO HARBOR Moultonborough 4 Yes
59 THORNHILL CONDOS Hampton 4 Yes
60 NORTH COUNTRY VILLAGE Center Tuftonboro 4 Yes
61 STILLINGS GRANT Bartlett 4 Yes
62 PONDEROSA MHP Salem 4 Yes
63 GOLDEN HILL Bedford 4 Yes
64 WOOD HILL VILLAGE Henniker 4 Yes
65 COPPLE CROWN VILLAGE DISTRICT New Durham 4 Yes
66 DARBY FIELD COMMONS Hooksett 4 Yes
67 MANSFIELD WOODS Moultonborough 4 Yes
68 BEEBE RIVER Campton 4 Yes
69 ROCHESTER WATER DEPT Rochester 3 Yes
70 LEBANON WATER DEPT Lebanon 3 Yes
71 LANCASTER WATER DEPT Lancaster 3 Yes
72 WHITEFIELD WATER Whitefield 3 Yes
73 GUNSTOCK ACRES VILLAGE DIST Gilford 3 Yes
74 COLEBROOK WATER WORKS Colebrook 3 Yes
75 WATERVILLE ESTATE VLG DIST/W Campton 3 Yes
76 WEST SWANZEY WATER West Swanzey 3 Yes
77 HALES LOCATION Hales Location 3 Yes
78 ACKERMAN RETIREMENT PARK Derry 3 Yes
79 CARROLL COUNTY COMPLEX Ossipee 3 Yes
80 CENTENNIAL ESTATES Derry 3 Yes
81 IRON WHEEL MHP Danville 3 Yes
82 FOREST EDGE Intervale 3 Yes
83 VINEYARDS Exeter 3 Yes
84 BOW LAKE ESTATES Atkinson 3 Yes
85 MOUNTAIN VIEW APTS Laconia 3 Yes
86 WOOD MEADOW ESTATES Nashua 3 Yes
87 TENNEY BROOK CONDOS I Sandown 3 Yes
88 WINHALL ACRES Bedford 3 Yes
89 SUGAR HILL MANOR MHP Weare 3 Yes
90 STAR RIDGE Freedom 3 Yes
91 PILLSBURY LAKE/FRANKLIN PIERCE Webster 3 Yes
92 BARTLETT PLACE Glen 3 Yes
93 CLAREMONT WATER DEPT Claremont 2 Yes
94 RYE WATER DIST Rye 2 Yes
95 MOUNTAIN LAKES WATER DISTRICT Woodsville 2 Yes
96 FRANCONIA VILLAGE WATER Franconia 2 Yes
97 MITTERSILL WATER DEPT Franconia 2 Yes
98 TALL TIMBERS MHP Lebanon 2 Yes
99 MERRYMEETING MHP Alton 2 Yes
100 INDIAN MOUND GOLF CLUB Moultonborough 2 Yes
101 OAKRIDGE CONDOS Haverhill 2 Yes
102 VIEW POINT COOP Swanzey 2 Yes
103 SUNRISE ESTATES Nashua 2 Yes
104 HUDSON MOBILE HOME ESTS Nashua 2 Yes
105 HEMLOCK HAVEN Portsmouth 2 Yes
106 WOODLAND GROVE Moultonborough 2 Yes
107 GOODRICH PROPERTY Glen 2 Yes
108 MOUNTAINSIDE ON ATTITASH ASSOC Glen 2 Yes
109 TOP NOTCH CONDOS Glen 2 Yes
110 LAKESIDE COOPERATIVE Enfield 2 Yes
111 OLDE COUNTRY VILLAGE Manchester 2 Yes
112 OLD LAKE SHORE Gilford 2 Yes
113 PIPER MEADOWS PRIVATE COMMUNTY Portsmouth 2 Yes
114 MICHAWANIC VILLAGE CONDOS Wolfeboro 2 Yes
115 CROTCHED MOUNTAIN MNTNC Nashua 2 Yes
116 MT LAUREL ESTATES Goffstown 2 Yes
117 WINDHAM TERRACE Windham 2 Yes
118 BLACKSTONE RESERVE Raymond 2 Yes
119 GREENFIELD HILL ESTATES Plaistow 2 Yes
120 ALL AMERICAN ASSISTED LIVING Kingston 2 Yes
121 SPRUCE VALLEY MHP Danville 2 Yes
122 COUNTRY HILLS OF EAST KINGSTON Exeter 2 Yes
123 HIGHLAND COLONY Plymouth 2 Yes
124 ROLLING MEADOWS CONDOS I Exeter 2 Yes
125 EVERGREEN DRIVE WATER Weare 2 Yes
126 MORNINGSIDE DRIVE Derry 2 Yes
127 PINE HILL COMMUNITY ASSN Meredith 2 Yes
128 COTTAGES AT WINDCHIMES Concord 2 Yes
129 MEADOW BROOK Freedom 2 Yes
130 GILFORD MEADOWS Gilford 2 Yes
131 SWEET HILL ESTATES Nashua 2 Yes
132 MILL POND CROSSING Stratham 2 Yes
133 BRANDYWINE E Kingston 2 Yes
134 KINGS GRANT Epsom 2 Yes
135 SODA BROOK Northfield 2 Yes
136 RAYMOND WATER DEPT Raymond 1 Yes
137 SANBORNVILLE WATER DEPT Sanbornville 1 Yes
138 TROY WATER WORKS Troy 1 Yes
139 GRASMERE WATER PCT/MAIN Goffstown 1 Yes
140 CENTURY VILLAGE CONDOS Manchester 1 Yes
141 RIVER RUN CONDOS North Conway 1 Yes
142 WARNER VILLAGE WATER DIST Warner 1 Yes
143 NEWFIELDS VLG WATER AND SEWER Newfields 1 Yes
144 PINELAND PARK Exeter 1 Yes
145 SAMOSET AT WINNIPESAUKEE Manchester 1 Yes
146 LEDGES AT NEWFOUND LAKE Gilford 1 Yes
147 HIDDEN VALLEY/MASON Moultonborough 1 Yes
148 OSSIPEE MOUNTAINS ESTATES Center Ossipee 1 Yes
149 MAPLEVALE AND CRICKET HILL Atkinson 1 Yes
150 SACO WOODS CONDOS Glen 1 Yes
151 PATRICIAN SHORES Center Harbor 1 Yes
152 PLEASANT LAKE MHP Warner 1 Yes
153 ACORN TERRACE Rochester 1 Yes
154 WESCO UTILITIES Nashua 1 Yes
155 SOUTH MAIN STREET WATER DIST Warren 1 Yes
156 BARRINGTON MOBILE HOME ESTATES Dover 1 Yes
157 PENDLETON COVE Moultonborough 1 Yes
158 ERROL WATER WORKS/WEST Errol 1 Yes
159 MOUNTAINSIDE AT CROTCHED MTN Nashua 1 Yes
160 WHIP O WILL Plymouth 1 Yes
161 LEE OAK COOPERATIVE Barrington 1 Yes
162 COW HILL WELLHOUSE Stratham 1 Yes
163 DEER RUN Moultonborough 1 Yes
164 LAKE SHORE PARK Gilford 1 Yes
165 WENTWORTH COVE ESTATES Moultonborough 1 Yes
166 HILL TOP Raymond 1 Yes
167 EAGLES REST MHP Alton 1 Yes
168 BROOKSIDE CROSSING Manchester 1 Yes
169 KOS MANUFACTURED HOUSING CMNTY Loudon 1 Yes
170 WHITTEMORE SHORES Hill 1 Yes
171 FOREST RIDGE Nashua 1 Yes
172 ORFORD VILLAGE DIST Orford 1 Yes
173 DEER COVE WATER Moultonborough 1 Yes
174 MOONGATE FARM Stratham 1 Yes
175 PACKER MEADOWS Bedford 1 Yes
176 GILFORD FOREST ESTATES Gilford 1 Yes
177 STANYAN ROAD Derry 1 Yes
178 WEST POINT Moultonborough 1 Yes
179 CEDAR CREEK Portsmouth 1 Yes
180 WATERFORD VILLAGE ESTATES Atkinson 1 Yes
181 FREEDOM POND New Ipswich 1 Yes
182 BATH VILLAGE WATER WORKS Bath 1 Yes
183 ASHUELOT RIVER APTS Bedford 1 Yes
184 GOVERNORS FOREST Fremont 1 Yes
185 MELLING GLEN Epping 1 Yes
186 BRETON WOODS DEV Suncook 1 Yes
187 COLONIAL POPLIN NURSING HOME Fremont 1 Yes
188 WENTWORTH ACRES Moultonborough 1 Yes
189 WYNRIDGE CONDOS Windham 1 Yes
190 RIVERSIDE COBB FARM Glen 1 Yes
191 FARLEY RD ESTATES Nashua 1 Yes
192 TUXBURY MEADOWS Plaistow 1 Yes
193 KUNCANOWET HILLS MOBILE HOME Weare 1 Yes
194 BEECH TREE COOPERATIVE Exeter 1 Yes
195 DANIELS LAKE Nashua 1 Yes
196 NORTH PINES Glen 1 Yes
197 BLACK RIVER OVERLOOK Bedford 1 Yes
198 HILLCREST MANOR APTS Nashua 1 Yes
199 FITZWILLIAM VILLAGE/LAUGHNER Fitzwilliam 1 Yes
200 HILLSIDE INN CONDOS Hebron 1 Yes
201 PLEASANT VALLEY PARK ESTATES Winnisquam 1 Yes
202 SACO RIVER FOREST Freedom 1 Yes

Systems with No Violations (298)

298 water systems in New Hampshire have zero recorded violations. Showing the 50 largest by population served.

MANCHESTER WATER WORKS (123,500) PENNICHUCK WATER WORKS (89,073) CONCORD WATER DEPT (44,215) PORTSMOUTH WATER WORKS (33,000) KEENE WATER DEPT (30,000) DOVER WATER DEPT (29,000) MERRIMACK VILLAGE DIST (25,500) LACONIA WATER WORKS (21,000) SALEM WATER DEPT (21,000) DERRY WATER DEPT (17,210) HUDSON WATER DEPT (16,700) UNH/DURHAM WATER SYS (16,000) SEABROOK WATER DEPT (14,000) SOMERSWORTH WATER WORKS (12,000) PEASE TRADE PORT (9,900) BERLIN WATER WORKS (9,575) MILFORD WATER UTILITIES DEPT (9,500) HANOVER WATER DEPT (8,500) FRANKLIN WATER WORKS (7,000) LITCHFIELD (7,000) PLYMOUTH VLG WATER AND SEWER (6,700) LITTLETON WATER AND LIGHT (6,500) WOLFEBORO WATER AND SEWER (6,000) NORTH CONWAY WATER PCT (5,500) LONDONDERRY (5,380) PEMBROKE WATER WORKS (5,200) NEWMARKET WATER WORKS (5,030) NEWPORT WATER WORKS (5,000) CENTRAL HOOKSETT WATER PCT (4,650) PETERBOROUGH WATER WORKS (4,500) LOWER BARTLETT WATER PCT (3,800) PENACOOK BOSCAWEN WATER PCT (3,800) JAFFREY WATER WORKS (3,800) BRISTOL WATER WORKS (3,575) VILLAGE DIST OF EASTMAN (3,400) FARMINGTON WATER DEPT (3,250) WATERVILLE VALLEY WATER DIST (3,150) LITTLE POND ESTATES (3,000) COGSWELL SPRINGS WATER WORKS (3,000) HOOKSETT VILLAGE WATER PCT (3,000) WOODSTOCK WATER DEPT (2,950) CHARLESTOWN WATER WORKS (2,850) WINCHESTER WATER DEPT (2,800) NEW LONDON SPRINGFIELD WATER (2,750) CONWAY WATER AND SEWER (2,745) GROVETON WATER SYS (2,650) GORHAM WATER AND SEWER DEPT (2,630) TILTON NORTHFIELD WATER DIST (2,500) WOODSVILLE WATER AND LIGHT (2,075) HILLSBOROUGH WATER WORKS (2,000) +248 more

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water systems are in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire has 678 community water systems tracked by the EPA, serving a combined population of 880,899 people.
How many water systems in New Hampshire have health violations?
284 water systems in New Hampshire have health-based violations, which include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations. These represent 42% of all systems in the state.
What is the total number of water violations in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire water systems have accumulated 1,402 total violations across all 678 community water systems.

About This Data

Water system data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations that may pose a direct risk to public health. Only community water systems (CWS) are included.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services

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