Question 1

Is Woodsville Water and Light water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Woodsville Water and Light (PWS ID: NH1101040) has 79 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,075 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Woodsville Water and Light serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Woodsville Water and Light serves 2,075 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Woodsville or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 626 service connections. The operator address is listed in Woodsville, New Hampshire.

Question 3

What type of violations does Woodsville Water and Light have?

Accepted Answer

Woodsville Water and Light has 79 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 69 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Woodsville Water and Light water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Woodsville Water and Light under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Woodsville Water and Light use?

Accepted Answer

Woodsville Water and Light 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 Woodsville Water and Light sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Woodsville Water and Light ranks #13,292 of 29,740 by people served, and #63 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 Woodsville Water and Light's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Woodsville Water and Light has 79 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 32% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 68% of that cohort has fewer violations than Woodsville Water and Light. 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	3	1991
Arsenic	MR	2	1994
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
Cadmium	MR	2	1994
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1994
CYANIDE	MR	2	1994
Fluoride	MR	2	1994
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
Mercury	MR	2	1994
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1994
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1994
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	1994
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1994
Thallium, Total	MR	2	1994
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1994
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1994
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1994
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1994
Benzene	MR	2	1994
Toluene	MR	2	1994
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1994
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	2	1994
Styrene	MR	2	1994
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1994
Selenium	MR	2	1994
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1994
Barium	MR	2	1994
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
Antimony, Total	MR	2	1994
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1994

Woodsville Water and Light

Woodsville Water and Light standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Woodsville Water and Light

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served