Is Pittsfield Aqueduct Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Merrimack

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

371

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1992-01-01 → 1997-10-29
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2019-04-01 → 2019-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2011-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2011-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2011-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2011-07-01

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	12.688 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	49/49	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 68 µg/L	49/49	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	49/49	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	78 µg/L 98% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 82 µg/L	49/49	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	34 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 37 µg/L	45/47	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21 µg/L	45/47	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	20 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25 µg/L	44/47	SYR4	2014–2019
Copper	126.55 µg/L 9.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 260 µg/L	22/28	SYR4	2014–2019
Barium	5.73939 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 5.78585 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	6.12 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	4/22	SYR4	2015–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.005 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	4/47	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0700 mg/L 467% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	1/1	LCR	1993

63 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitrateNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CHRISTOPHER COUNTIE

Frequently asked questions about Pittsfield Aqueduct

Is Pittsfield Aqueduct tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Pittsfield Aqueduct's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Pittsfield Aqueduct's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Pittsfield Aqueduct serve?

Pittsfield Aqueduct reports serving 1,625 people in New Hampshire, per its EPA record.

Has Pittsfield Aqueduct had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 371 violations on file for Pittsfield Aqueduct, of which 1 is health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.