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ANTRIM SEWER AND WATER DEPT vs MANCHESTER WATER WORKS

Water quality comparison — risk levels, violations, PFAS records, and contaminants

Quick Answer

Both utilities share the same risk level (safe). ANTRIM SEWER AND WATER DEPT has 0 open health-based violations and 0 PFAS records. MANCHESTER WATER WORKS has 0 open health-based violations and 116 PFAS records.

ANTRIM SEWER AND WATER DEPT

New Hampshire · NH0091010

Overall Risk Level

No Concerns Detected

No Concern
Low
Moderate
High
Critical

Water meets all safety standards with no detected exceedances.

0

Open violations

0

PFAS records

MANCHESTER WATER WORKS

New Hampshire · NH1471010

Overall Risk Level

No Concerns Detected

No Concern
Low
Moderate
High
Critical

Water meets all safety standards with no detected exceedances.

0

Open violations

116

PFAS records

Head-to-Head Comparison

MetricANTRIM SEWER AND WATER DEPTMANCHESTER WATER WORKS
StateNew HampshireNew Hampshire
Risk LevelNo Concerns DetectedNo Concerns Detected
Population Served920123,500
Open Health Violations00
Total Violations00
PFAS RecordsNone detected116
OwnershipLocalLocal
Service TypeGroundwaterSurface water
City ServedManchester

Key Differences

ANTRIM SEWER AND WATER DEPT has 0 PFAS records vs. 116 for MANCHESTER WATER WORKS.

What Should I Do?

If either utility shows open violations or elevated PFAS records, consider:

  • Installing a reverse osmosis filter — removes PFAS, lead, arsenic, nitrates, and most heavy metals.
  • Requesting your utility’s annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for the most current test results.
  • Ordering a certified lab water test if you want contaminant-specific data for your address.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is safer — ANTRIM SEWER AND WATER DEPT or MANCHESTER WATER WORKS?

Both utilities share the same risk level (safe). Both utilities have similar violation profiles — review the full data above to decide based on specific contaminants that concern you.

What does "open health-based violation" mean?

An open health-based violation means a water system has exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) or failed to meet a treatment technique — and the violation has not yet been resolved. These are the most serious type of water quality violations.

How current is this data?

Violation data comes from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), which is updated as utilities report. PFAS data comes from EPA's UCMR 5 monitoring (2023–2025). Risk levels are recalculated daily.

What does PWSID mean?

PWSID stands for Public Water System ID — a unique federal identifier assigned to each community water system. You can use it to look up a system in EPA's ECHO database.

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