Question 1

Is Bow Lake Estates water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Bow Lake Estates (PWS ID: NH2212010) has 176 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 105 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Bow Lake Estates serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Bow Lake Estates serves 105 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Atkinson or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 42 service connections. The operator address is listed in Atkinson, New Hampshire.

Question 3

What type of violations does Bow Lake Estates have?

Accepted Answer

Bow Lake Estates has 176 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 145 monitoring/reporting violations, and 12 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Bow Lake Estates water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Bow Lake Estates under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Bow Lake Estates use?

Accepted Answer

Bow Lake Estates 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 Bow Lake Estates's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Bow Lake Estates has 176 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 16% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 83% of that cohort has fewer violations than Bow Lake Estates. 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
Public Notice	Other	11	2015
Groundwater Rule	TT	10	2015
Coliform (TCR)	MR	7	2003
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	6	1994
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	1994
Xylenes, Total	MR	6	1994
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	6	1994
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	6	1994
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	6	1994
Vinyl chloride	MR	6	1994
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	1994
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	6	1994
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	6	1994
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	6	1994
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	6	1994
Trichloroethylene	MR	6	1994
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	6	1994
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	6	1994
Benzene	MR	6	1994
Toluene	MR	6	1994
Ethylbenzene	MR	6	1994
Styrene	MR	6	1994
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	6	2022
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	6	1994
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	1994
E. COLI	MR	4	2015
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	3	2018
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	2	1994
Nitrate	MR	2	1994

Bow Lake Estates

Bow Lake Estates standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Bow Lake Estates

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load