Question 1

Is Piper Meadows Private Communty water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Piper Meadows Private Communty (PWS ID: NH0023010) has 136 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 125 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Piper Meadows Private Communty serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Piper Meadows Private Communty serves 125 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Portsmouth or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 50 service connections. The operator address is listed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Question 3

What type of violations does Piper Meadows Private Communty have?

Accepted Answer

Piper Meadows Private Communty has 136 total violations: 21 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 79 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Piper Meadows Private Communty water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Piper Meadows Private Communty under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Piper Meadows Private Communty use?

Accepted Answer

Piper Meadows Private Communty uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

How does Piper Meadows Private Communty's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Piper Meadows Private Communty has 136 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 21% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 79% of that cohort has fewer violations than Piper Meadows Private Communty. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	25	2012
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	20	2021
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	13	1991
Groundwater Rule	TT	8	2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	8	2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule	RPT	8	2017
Public Notice	Other	4	2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1993
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1993
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1993
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Benzene	MR	2	1993
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1993
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	2	1995
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1993
Toluene	MR	2	1993
Styrene	MR	2	1993
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1993
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1993
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Nitrate	MR	2	2011
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993

Piper Meadows Private Communty

Piper Meadows Private Communty standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Piper Meadows Private Communty

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load