Question 1

Is Orford Village Dist water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Orford Village Dist (PWS ID: NH1831010) has 704 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 128 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Orford Village Dist serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Orford Village Dist serves 128 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Orford or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 61 service connections. The operator address is listed in Orford, New Hampshire.

Question 3

What type of violations does Orford Village Dist have?

Accepted Answer

Orford Village Dist has 704 total violations: 17 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 676 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 Orford Village Dist water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Orford Village Dist under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Orford Village Dist use?

Accepted Answer

Orford Village Dist 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 Orford Village Dist's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Orford Village Dist has 704 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 2% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 98% of that cohort has fewer violations than Orford Village Dist. 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
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	32	1997
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	31	1997
Xylenes, Total	MR	31	1997
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	31	1997
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	31	1997
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	31	1997
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	31	1997
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	31	1997
Styrene	MR	31	1997
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	31	1997
Vinyl chloride	MR	31	1997
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	31	1997
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	31	1997
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	31	1997
Trichloroethylene	MR	31	1997
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	31	1997
Toluene	MR	31	1997
Ethylbenzene	MR	31	1997
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	31	1997
Benzene	MR	31	1997
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	28	1997
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	13	2012
Nitrate	MR	8	1995
TTHM	MR	4	2012
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	4	1994
Nitrite	MR	4	1993
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	2012
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	4	2005
Coliform (TCR)	MR	3	1995
Public Notice	Other	1	2006

Orford Village Dist

Orford Village Dist standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Orford Village Dist

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load