Is Berlin, NH tap water safe?
The short answer
Berlin Water Works serves Berlin. In EPA’s and CDC’s records it has nothing above a health goal, and no health-based violation since 2016.
That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
Water testing near Berlin
The 3 labs New Hampshire certifies closest to Berlin, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Gorham Wastewater Treatment Facility Laboratory
Gorham, NH · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria
Maine Laboratories LLC
Norridgewock, ME · about 66 miles
Certified for PFAS
Laconia Water Works Laboratory
Lakeport, NH · about 66 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Berlin
Which ZIP codes are in Berlin: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: New Hampshire ELAP, drinking water labs, as listed in TNI LAMS; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Berlin
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Berlin Water Works’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water