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Pillsbury Lake/Peninsula

Serves an area of Merrimack County, NH · 90 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Pillsbury Lake/Peninsula in the last ten years.

  • NH2462050
  • NORTHWOOD
  • NH
  • 90 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 03261
EPA system ID NH2462050

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Pillsbury Lake/Peninsula draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Hampshire, November 2002.
  • Record on file since 1995, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1995

EPA's records for Pillsbury Lake/Peninsula go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 11 9
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2008, Resolved.

Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.026 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.034 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.036 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.033 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.038 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.8 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.035 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.035 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.043 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (4.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.043 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (4.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New Hampshire regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Pillsbury Lake/Peninsula in 2002, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2002.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 8, 2002 New Hampshire Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule
Feb 8, 2002 New Hampshire Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

Where the water comes from

Pillsbury Lake/Peninsula draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Pillsbury Lake/Peninsula 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 Pillsbury Lake/Peninsula 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.

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