Question 1

Is Gorham Water and Sewer Dept water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Gorham Water and Sewer Dept (PWS ID: NH0921010) has 85 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,630 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Gorham Water and Sewer Dept serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Gorham Water and Sewer Dept serves 2,630 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Gorham or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,052 service connections. The operator address is listed in Gorham, New Hampshire.

Question 3

What type of violations does Gorham Water and Sewer Dept have?

Accepted Answer

Gorham Water and Sewer Dept has 85 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 70 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 Gorham Water and Sewer Dept water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Gorham Water and Sewer Dept use?

Accepted Answer

Gorham Water and Sewer Dept uses Surface Water 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

Where does Gorham Water and Sewer Dept sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Gorham Water and Sewer Dept ranks #11,518 of 29,740 by people served, and #58 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 Gorham Water and Sewer Dept's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Gorham Water and Sewer Dept has 85 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 30% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 70% of that cohort has fewer violations than Gorham Water and Sewer 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
Nitrate	MR	4	1994
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	4	1999
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	3	1992
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1993
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1993
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1993
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1993
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1993
Benzene	MR	2	1993
Toluene	MR	2	1993
Styrene	MR	2	1993
Barium	MR	2	1994
Cadmium	MR	2	1994
Chromium	MR	2	1994
CYANIDE	MR	2	1994
Fluoride	MR	2	1994
Mercury	MR	2	1994
Antimony, Total	MR	2	1994
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	1994
Selenium	MR	2	1994
Nickel	MR	2	1994

Gorham Water and Sewer Dept

Gorham Water and Sewer Dept standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Gorham Water and Sewer Dept

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served