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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NH1229030

Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613

Jaffrey, New Hampshire 03452 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 400 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

400
People served
125
EPA violations
8
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 125 drinking-water violations at Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613, 6% of them health-based - above the New Hampshire per-system average.

125
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
400
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613

Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613 is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 400 residents in Jaffrey, New Hampshire (Cheshire County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 125 total violations for this system , of which 8 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 79 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 41 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across New Hampshire, EPA tracks 2,453 public water systems serving 1,242,123 people, with 155,970 cumulative violations and 29,649 health-based violations on record. About 90% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 63.6 violations. Statewide, 23 of 51 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (45.1%).

Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613's 125 violations sit above the New Hampshire average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
400
Total Violations
125
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Cheshire
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
79
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 41 2012
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 24 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 20 2025
Public Notice Other 14 2025
E. COLI MR 8 2020
Nitrate MR 5 2000
Nitrite MR 5 2000
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2006
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 2019

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NH1229030 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

New Hampshire Drinking Water Authority

New Hampshire's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find NH regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 24 SDWIS / NH1229030 / 8000
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 20 SDWIS / NH1229030 / 8000
2025 Public Notice Other 14 SDWIS / NH1229030 / 7500
2020 E. COLI MR 8 SDWIS / NH1229030 / 3014
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 SDWIS / NH1229030 / 8000
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 41 SDWIS / NH1229030 / 3100
2006 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / NH1229030 / 3100
2000 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / NH1229030 / 1040
2000 Nitrite MR 5 SDWIS / NH1229030 / 1041

How Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613 Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613 New Hampshire avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 125 63.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 8 12.1 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 45.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 400 506 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,453 regulated public water systems in New Hampshire.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613 water safe to drink? ▼
Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613 (PWS ID: NH1229030) has 125 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 400 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613 serve? ▼
Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613 serves 400 people in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613 have? ▼
Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613 has 125 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 79 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613 use? ▼
Veterans of Foreign Wars 5613 uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.