Question 1

Is Crawford Pond water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Crawford Pond (PWS ID: NH0162330) has 93 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 58 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Crawford Pond serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Crawford Pond serves 58 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Groveland or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 23 service connections. The operator address is listed in Groveland, New Hampshire.

Question 3

What type of violations does Crawford Pond have?

Accepted Answer

Crawford Pond has 93 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 62 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Crawford Pond water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Crawford Pond under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Crawford Pond use?

Accepted Answer

Crawford Pond 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 Crawford Pond's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Crawford Pond has 93 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 28% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 72% of that cohort has fewer violations than Crawford Pond. 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)	MCL	16	1998
Coliform (TCR)	MR	12	1995
Chlorine	MR	4	2016
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	2	2008
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	2	1994
Nitrate	MR	2	1994
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1994
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1994
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1994
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1994
Benzene	MR	2	1994
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1994
Styrene	MR	2	1994
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1994
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1994
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1994
Toluene	MR	2	1994
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1994
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1994
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1994

Crawford Pond

Crawford Pond standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Crawford Pond

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load