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Bow Municipal Building

At a glance

Bow Municipal Building (PWSID NH0269010) is an active transient non-community water system in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. It reports serving 45 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2019.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNH0269010

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served45

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNH state drinking water program

City servedBow

StateNew Hampshire

ZIP—

CountyMerrimack County

How does Bow Municipal Building compare with other water systems in Merrimack County?

By EPA's size categories, Bow Municipal Building 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bow Municipal Building is well below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. New Hampshire has 1,291 active transient non-community water systems, 53% 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 Bow Municipal Building?

EPA lists Bow Municipal Building as owned by a local government. 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. 40 of the 244 active systems in Merrimack County (16%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Bow Municipal Building have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2019. The violations listed here began between July 2008 and May 2019. By type: 4 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 reporting, 2 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (5 of them). EPA lists 10 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2019-05-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-08-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2012-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2012-03-15	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2011-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2011-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2008-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Bow Municipal Building: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bow Municipal Building?

Bow Municipal Building (PWSID NH0269010) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NH state drinking water program.

How many people does Bow Municipal Building serve?

Bow Municipal Building reports serving 45 people through 1 service connection in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.

Where does Bow Municipal Building 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 Bow Municipal Building have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Bow Municipal Building'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. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bow Municipal Building's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bow Municipal Building is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Merrimack County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Concord Water Dept	Merrimack	44,215	Community	Surface water
Franklin Water Works	Merrimack	7,200	Community	Groundwater
Pembroke Water Works	Merrimack	5,200	Community	Groundwater
Central Hooksett Water Pct	Merrimack	4,650	Community	Purchased surface water
Penacook Boscawen Water Pct	Merrimack	3,800	Community	Groundwater
New London Springfield Water	Merrimack	3,250	Community	Groundwater

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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, “Bow Municipal Building, PWSID NH0269010, New Hampshire”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-hampshire/bow-municipal-building-nh0269010 (data as of October 1, 2026).