Question 1

Is Acorn Terrace water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Acorn Terrace (PWS ID: NH2003020) has 157 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 215 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Acorn Terrace serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Acorn Terrace serves 215 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Rochester or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 88 service connections. The operator address is listed in Rochester, New Hampshire.

Question 3

What type of violations does Acorn Terrace have?

Accepted Answer

Acorn Terrace has 157 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 141 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Acorn Terrace water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Acorn Terrace under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Acorn Terrace use?

Accepted Answer

Acorn Terrace 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 Acorn Terrace's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Acorn Terrace has 157 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 18% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 82% of that cohort has fewer violations than Acorn Terrace. 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.

Acorn Terrace

Acorn Terrace standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Acorn Terrace

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	2003
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	6	2003
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	6	2003
Vinyl chloride	MR	6	2003
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	6	2003
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	6	2003
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	6	2003
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	6	2003
Toluene	MR	6	2003
Ethylbenzene	MR	6	2003
Styrene	MR	6	2003
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	6	2003
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	6	2003
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	2003
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	2003
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	6	2003
Trichloroethylene	MR	6	2003
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	6	2003
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	6	2003
Xylenes, Total	MR	6	2003
Benzene	MR	6	2003
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	5	2007
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	5	2006
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	4	2010
E. COLI	MR	4	2022
Coliform (TCR)	MR	4	2010
Public Notice	Other	2	2007
Nitrate	MR	2	1994