Question 1

Is Chalk Pond Water water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Chalk Pond Water (PWS ID: NH1652020) has 97 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 208 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Chalk Pond Water serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Chalk Pond Water serves 208 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Newbury or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 85 service connections. The operator address is listed in Newbury, New Hampshire.

Question 3

What type of violations does Chalk Pond Water have?

Accepted Answer

Chalk Pond Water has 97 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 85 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Chalk Pond Water water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Chalk Pond Water use?

Accepted Answer

Chalk Pond Water 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 Chalk Pond Water's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Chalk Pond Water has 97 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 27% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 73% of that cohort has fewer violations than Chalk Pond Water. 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	10	2000
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	1997
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	1997
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	1997
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	1997
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	1997
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	1997
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	1997
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	1997
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	1997
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	1997
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	1997
Toluene	MR	4	1997
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	1997
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	1997
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	1997
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	1997
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	1997
Styrene	MR	4	1997
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	1997
Benzene	MR	4	1997
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	1997
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2016
Coliform (TCR)	MR	1	1999

Chalk Pond Water

Chalk Pond Water standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Chalk Pond Water

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load