Question 1

Is Tilton Northfield Water Dist water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Tilton Northfield Water Dist (PWS ID: NH2351010) has 379 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,500 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Tilton Northfield Water Dist serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Tilton Northfield Water Dist serves 2,500 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Tilton or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 975 service connections. The operator address is listed in Tilton, New Hampshire.

Question 3

What type of violations does Tilton Northfield Water Dist have?

Accepted Answer

Tilton Northfield Water Dist has 379 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 371 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Tilton Northfield Water Dist water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Tilton Northfield Water Dist under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Tilton Northfield Water Dist use?

Accepted Answer

Tilton Northfield Water 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

Where does Tilton Northfield Water Dist sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Tilton Northfield Water Dist ranks #11,932 of 29,740 by people served, and #59 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 Tilton Northfield Water Dist's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Tilton Northfield Water Dist has 379 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 7% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 93% of that cohort has fewer violations than Tilton Northfield Water 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
Nitrate	MR	25	1995
Arsenic	MR	10	1995
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	10	1995
Cadmium	MR	10	1995
Xylenes, Total	MR	10	1995
Chromium	MR	10	1995
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	10	1995
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	10	1995
Nickel	MR	10	1995
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	10	1995
Beryllium, Total	MR	10	1995
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	10	1995
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	10	1995
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	10	1995
Benzene	MR	10	1995
Toluene	MR	10	1995
Ethylbenzene	MR	10	1995
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	10	1995
CYANIDE	MR	10	1995
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	10	1995
Mercury	MR	10	1995
Vinyl chloride	MR	10	1995
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	10	1995
Thallium, Total	MR	10	1995
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	10	1995
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	10	1995
Styrene	MR	10	1995
Barium	MR	10	1995
Antimony, Total	MR	10	1995
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	10	1995

Tilton Northfield Water Dist

Tilton Northfield Water Dist standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Tilton Northfield Water Dist

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served