Is Milton, NH tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Milton has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Milton Water Dist, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 0.1 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 Milton’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Milton Water Dist
New Hampshire · serves 800 people · under 100 in Milton
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 0.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Pineland Park
New Hampshire · serves 425 people · under 100 in Milton
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 7.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Milton
The 3 labs New Hampshire certifies closest to Milton, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Seacoast Analytical Services LLC
Lee, NH · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Nelson Analytical LLC - Maine Division
Kennebunk, ME · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Laconia Water Works Laboratory
Lakeport, NH · about 25 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Milton
Which ZIP codes are in Milton: 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 Milton
Other towns in Strafford County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Milton Water Dist’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About UraniumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Uranium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water