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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NH1908090

Spruce Cone Park

Pittsburg, New Hampshire 03592 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 125 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

125
People served
78
EPA violations
12
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 78 drinking-water violations at Spruce Cone Park, 15% of them health-based - above the New Hampshire per-system average.

78
Total EPA violations on record
15%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
125
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Spruce Cone Park

Spruce Cone Park is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 125 residents in Pittsburg, New Hampshire (Coos County) through 79 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 78 total violations for this system , of which 12 (15%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 36 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 24 violations (MON). 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%).

Spruce Cone Park's 78 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
125
Total Violations
78
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
79
County
Coos
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
36
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 24 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 24 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 2013
Public Notice Other 6 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2005
E. COLI MR 4 2013
Nitrate MR 4 2021

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 Spruce Cone Park.

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 NH1908090 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 24 SDWIS / NH1908090 / 8000
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 24 SDWIS / NH1908090 / 8000
2024 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / NH1908090 / 7500
2021 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / NH1908090 / 1040
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / NH1908090 / 3100
2013 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / NH1908090 / 3014
2005 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / NH1908090 / 3100

How Spruce Cone Park Compares

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

Metric Spruce Cone Park New Hampshire avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 78 63.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 12 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 125 506 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 Spruce Cone Park water safe to drink? ▼
Spruce Cone Park (PWS ID: NH1908090) has 78 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 125 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Spruce Cone Park serve? ▼
Spruce Cone Park serves 125 people in Pittsburg, New Hampshire. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 79 service connections.
What type of violations does Spruce Cone Park have? ▼
Spruce Cone Park has 78 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 36 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Spruce Cone Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Spruce Cone Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Spruce Cone Park use? ▼
Spruce Cone Park 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.