Public water system record
Freedom Hill/Pine Ridge Est
Serves an area of Merrimack County, NH · 370 people served
Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Freedom Hill/Pine Ridge Est in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Arsenic violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 8
- Resolved
- 8
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Freedom Hill/Pine Ridge Est draws water from 3 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.0217 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit), 2023.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Hampshire, February 1996.
- Record on file since 1993, with 25 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0129 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0217 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0191 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0124 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 17, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 23, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Freedom Hill/Pine Ridge Est go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 25 health-based violations (25 resolved) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 |
| 2000s | 17 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 8 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began August 2015, Resolved.
Show all 25 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 23, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.025 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.025 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.024 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.027 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.03 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.029 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 56.9 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (11 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 150 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (10 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.059 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (5.9 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Hampshire regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Freedom Hill/Pine Ridge Est and issued 1 boil water order between 1995 and 1996. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 1996 | New Hampshire | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 25, 1995 | New Hampshire | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Arsenic
7 incidentsArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Freedom Hill/Pine Ridge Est draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Freedom Hill/Pine Ridge Est must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Freedom Hill/Pine Ridge Est for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by New Hampshire.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells