EXETER WATER DEPT
PWS ID: NH0801010 · EXETER, New Hampshire 03833
PFAS Detected
7 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
12,236
Total Violations
268
Health-Based Violations
178
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 3,515
- County
- Rockingham
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 158
- Monitoring Violations
- 89
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 20
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 129 | 2019 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 20 | 2006 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 17 | 1997 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 12 | 2006 |
| Arsenic | MCL | 12 | 2012 |
| Endrin | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Simazine | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Picloram | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Atrazine | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| LASSO | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Chlordane | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 3 | 1995 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 3 | 1995 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 13 of 180 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFMBA | 9/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/6/2024 | 0.0030 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 9/6/2024 | 0.0040 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOA | 9/6/2024 | 0.0050 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/6/2024 | 0.0030 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/6/2024 | 0.0040 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/6/2024 | 0.0060 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/6/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/6/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/6/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/6/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/6/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/6/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/14/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/14/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/14/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/14/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/14/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/14/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/14/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/14/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/14/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/14/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/14/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/14/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/14/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.