Question 1

Is Mittersill Water Dept water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Mittersill Water Dept (PWS ID: NH0841020) has 157 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 475 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Mittersill Water Dept serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Mittersill Water Dept serves 475 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Franconia or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 112 service connections. The operator address is listed in Franconia, New Hampshire.

Question 3

What type of violations does Mittersill Water Dept have?

Accepted Answer

Mittersill Water Dept has 157 total violations: 23 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 127 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Mittersill Water Dept water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Mittersill Water Dept use?

Accepted Answer

Mittersill Water Dept 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 Mittersill Water Dept's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Mittersill Water Dept has 157 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 Mittersill Water 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
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	17	2013
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	13	2024
Coliform (TCR)	MR	11	2012
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	6	2011
Combined Uranium	MR	6	2011
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MR	6	2011
Chlorine	MR	6	2019
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	6	2023
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	6	2015
E. COLI	MR	4	2013
TTHM	MR	4	2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	2016
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2012
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2012
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2012
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2012
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2012
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2012
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2012
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2012
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2012
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2012
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2012
Toluene	MR	2	2012
Benzene	MR	2	2012
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2012
Styrene	MR	2	2012
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2012
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2012
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2012

Mittersill Water Dept

Mittersill Water Dept standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Mittersill Water Dept

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load