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Is Gorham, NH tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Gorham, 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

1 of the 2 utilities serving Gorham has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Gorham Hill Spring.

Gorham Water and Sewer Dept, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.

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 Gorham’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Gorham

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 Gorham, 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 · under a mile

    Certified for bacteria

    (603) 466-3104

  • Laconia Water Works Laboratory

    Lakeport, NH · about 52 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (603) 524-1096

  • Nova Analytic Labs

    Portland, ME · about 59 miles

    Certified for PFAS

    (207) 466-4661

All 63 certified labs for New Hampshire

ZIP codes in Gorham

Which ZIP codes are in Gorham: 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 Gorham

Towns nearby with a page of their own.

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