Question 1

Is Public Works Dept water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Public Works Dept (PWS ID: NH0269070) has 159 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 35 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Public Works Dept serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Public Works Dept serves 35 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 Public Works Dept have?

Accepted Answer

Public Works Dept has 159 total violations: 48 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 104 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 Public Works Dept water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Public Works Dept under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Public Works Dept use?

Accepted Answer

Public Works Dept uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.

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 Public Works Dept's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Public Works Dept has 159 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 18% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 82% of that cohort has fewer violations than Public Works Dept. 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
Arsenic	MCL	22	2007
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	18	2011
Arsenic	MR	12	2008
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	8	2009
Public Notice	Other	7	2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	2006
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	2006
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2006
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2006
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	2006
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2006
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2006
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	2006
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	2006
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	4	2008
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2006
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2006
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2006
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	2006
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	2006
Benzene	MR	4	2006
Toluene	MR	4	2006
Coliform (TCR)	MR	4	2008
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2006
Styrene	MR	4	2006
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2006
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2006
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2006

Public Works Dept

Public Works Dept standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Public Works Dept

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load