Question 1

Is Sunapee Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Sunapee Water Works (PWS ID: NH2271010) has 132 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,680 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Sunapee Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Sunapee Water Works serves 1,680 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Sunapee or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 507 service connections. The operator address is listed in Sunapee, New Hampshire.

Question 3

What type of violations does Sunapee Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Sunapee Water Works has 132 total violations: 69 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 57 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Sunapee Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Sunapee Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

Sunapee Water Works uses Surface Water 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

Where does Sunapee Water Works sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Sunapee Water Works ranks #14,995 of 29,740 by people served, and #72 of 284 in New Hampshire. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Sunapee Water Works's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Sunapee Water Works has 132 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 21% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 79% of that cohort has fewer violations than Sunapee Water Works. 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
TTHM	MCL	42	2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MCL	17	2008
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	7	1996
TTHM	MR	4	2004
Chromium	MR	4	1997
CYANIDE	MR	4	1997
Mercury	MR	4	1997
Nickel	MR	4	1997
Selenium	MR	4	1997
Beryllium, Total	MR	4	1997
Fluoride	MR	4	1997
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	2004
Cadmium	MR	4	1997
Antimony, Total	MR	4	1997
Barium	MR	4	1997
Arsenic	MR	4	1997
Thallium, Total	MR	4	1997
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	3	1998
Coliform (TCR)	MR	1	1995

Sunapee Water Works

Sunapee Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Sunapee Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served