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Bella Brook Water

At a glance

Bella Brook Water (PWSID NH0262030) is an active community water system in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. It reports serving 50 people through 21 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 9 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

50

Service connections

21

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNH0262030
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served50
Service connections21
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNH state drinking water program
City servedBow
StateNew Hampshire
ZIP—
CountyMerrimack County

How does Bella Brook Water compare with other water systems in Merrimack County?

By EPA's size categories, Bella Brook Water is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Merrimack County has 244 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 509 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 124,152 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New Hampshire, the 2,450 active systems average 508 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bella Brook Water is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New Hampshire has 706 active community water systems, 29% of the state's 2,450 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,374 New Hampshire systems (97%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Bella Brook Water?

EPA lists Bella Brook Water as privately owned. The NH state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 194 of the 244 active systems in Merrimack County (80%) are also privately owned.

Does Bella Brook Water have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 9 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. The violations listed here began between October 2013 and July 2019. By type: 9 contaminant level above the legal limit and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (9 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2019-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2019-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2019-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2015-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2015-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2015-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2015-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2014-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2014-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2014-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2014-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2013-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Bella Brook Water: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bella Brook Water?

Bella Brook Water (PWSID NH0262030) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NH state drinking water program.

How many people does Bella Brook Water serve?

Bella Brook Water reports serving 50 people through 21 service connections in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.

Where does Bella Brook Water get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Bella Brook Water have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 9 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Bella Brook Water's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 9 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bella Brook Water's water quality report?

As a community water system, Bella Brook Water must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Merrimack County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Concord Water DeptMerrimack44,215CommunitySurface water
Franklin Water WorksMerrimack7,200CommunityGroundwater
Pembroke Water WorksMerrimack5,200CommunityGroundwater
Central Hooksett Water PctMerrimack4,650CommunityPurchased surface water
Penacook Boscawen Water PctMerrimack3,800CommunityGroundwater
New London Springfield WaterMerrimack3,250CommunityGroundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Bella Brook Water, PWSID NH0262030, New Hampshire”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-hampshire/bella-brook-water-nh0262030 (data as of October 1, 2026).