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Is Conway, NH tap water safe?

15 utilities serve Conway, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and CDC’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

8 of the 15 utilities serving Conway have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Birch Hill East, Cedar Creek, Forest Edge and 5 more.

Conway Water and Sewer, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Conway’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

5 more utilities in Conway

By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Conway than those above.

  • Saco Woods Condosserves 240 people · under 100 in Conway · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Woodland Groveserves 185 people · under 100 in Conway · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Rebecca Lane Water Sysserves 155 people · under 100 in Conway · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Cathedral Ledgeserves 153 people · under 100 in Conway · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Davis Hillserves 75 people · under 100 in Conway · no health-based violations since 2016

Water testing near Conway

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab New Hampshire certifies.

The 3 labs New Hampshire certifies closest to Conway, 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 17 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (603) 466-3104

  • Laconia Water Works Laboratory

    Lakeport, NH · about 36 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (603) 524-1096

  • Nova Analytic Labs

    Portland, ME · about 49 miles

    Certified for PFAS

    (207) 466-4661

All 63 certified labs for New Hampshire

ZIP codes in Conway

Which ZIP codes are in Conway: 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.