Question 1

Is Bow Memorial School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Bow Memorial School (PWS ID: NH0265010) has 110 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 615 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Bow Memorial School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Bow Memorial School serves 615 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Bow or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Bow, New Hampshire.

Question 3

What type of violations does Bow Memorial School have?

Accepted Answer

Bow Memorial School has 110 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 100 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Bow Memorial School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Bow Memorial School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Bow Memorial School use?

Accepted Answer

Bow Memorial School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

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

Where does Bow Memorial School sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Bow Memorial School ranks #25,866 of 29,740 by people served, and #211 of 284 in New Hampshire. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Bow Memorial School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Bow Memorial School has 110 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 25% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 75% of that cohort has fewer violations than Bow Memorial School. 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	12	2009
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	4	2014
Arsenic	MR	4	2023
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	4	1995
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	1997
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	1997
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	1997
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	1997
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	1997
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	1997
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	1997
Benzene	MR	4	1997
Toluene	MR	4	1997
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	1997
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	1997
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	1997
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	1997
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	1997
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	1997
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	1997
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	1997
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	1997
Styrene	MR	4	1997
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	1997
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	1997
Public Notice	Other	2	2009

Bow Memorial School

Bow Memorial School standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Bow Memorial School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints