Meredith, NH · EPA ID NH1521010
Is Meredith Water Dept water safe?
👥3,750people served
⚠️3health-based violations since 2016
📋10total violations, all years
💧SWsurface water (lake, river or reservoir)
Quick answer
Meredith Water Dept has had 3 health-based violations since 2016 in EPA records, most recently Volatile organic chemical (VOC) testing, code 2920 (Required treatment step not met) starting 2023-07-01. It serves about 3,750 people in Meredith, NH using surface water (lake, river or reservoir). Total violations on record (all years, including paperwork): 10. 2 are not yet marked resolved.
Record status (EPA health-based violations since 2016): ✓Clean record none · •Some issues 1–2, all resolved · !Repeated issues 3 or more · !Unresolved health issue one not yet marked resolved. Paperwork-only violations do not change the status. Details
System facts
| EPA system ID | NH1521010 |
|---|---|
| Population served | 3,750 |
| Service connections | 1,216 |
| Water source | surface water (lake, river or reservoir) |
| Owner type | local government |
| Town / county | Meredith, Belknap County |
Violations since 2016, in plain words
- 3 × Required treatment step not met
- 2 × Notice or paperwork requirement missed
- 1 × Monitoring or reporting missed
"Health-based" means a contaminant went over a legal limit or a required treatment step was missed. Monitoring and reporting violations mean a test or report was late or missing; they do not by themselves mean the water was unsafe.
Full violation history
| Began | What | Type | Health-based? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | Volatile organic chemical (VOC) testing, code 2920 | Required treatment step not met | Yes | Resolved 2024-01-19 |
| 2023-04-01 | Volatile organic chemical (VOC) testing, code 2920 | Required treatment step not met | Yes | Resolved 2024-01-19 |
| 2023-01-01 | Volatile organic chemical (VOC) testing, code 2920 | Required treatment step not met | Yes | Resolved 2024-01-19 |
| 2022-03-08 | Public notice rule | Notice or paperwork requirement missed | No | Resolved 2022-05-13 |
| 2022-01-11 | Lead and Copper Rule | Monitoring or reporting missed | No | Resolved 2022-01-28 |
| 2021-07-01 | Consumer Confidence Report (annual water quality report) | Notice or paperwork requirement missed | No | Resolved 2021-07-23 |
| 2015-07-20 | Public notice rule | Notice or paperwork requirement missed | No | Open |
| 2015-07-20 | Public notice rule | Notice or paperwork requirement missed | No | Open |
| 2014-06-23 | Public notice rule | Notice or paperwork requirement missed | No | Resolved 2014-07-23 |
| 2006-07-01 | Consumer Confidence Report (annual water quality report) | Notice or paperwork requirement missed | No | Resolved 2007-06-29 |
What you can do
- Read the system's annual Consumer Confidence Report (water quality report); systems must mail or post it each year. You can also ask Meredith Water Dept for it directly.
- If your home was built before 1986, lead can come from your own pipes and fixtures even when the utility's water is fine. Run the tap 30 seconds to 2 minutes before drinking if water sat for hours, and use cold water for cooking.
- If you want extra protection, choose a filter certified to NSF/ANSI 53 (lead) or 58 (reverse osmosis); a simple carbon filter certified to NSF/ANSI 42 helps mainly with chlorine taste.
- Surface water systems use disinfection, which creates byproducts (TTHM, HAA5) that are tested regularly.
- On a private well? This system's results do not apply to you. NH DES recommends testing private wells every 3-5 years for a standard analysis.