Public water system · NH0203010
ActiveCates Mobile Home Colony
At a glance
Cates Mobile Home Colony (PWSID NH0203010) is an active community water system in Belknap County, New Hampshire. It reports serving 134 people through 54 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
134
Service connections
54
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cates Mobile Home Colony compare with other water systems in Belknap County?
By EPA's size categories, Cates Mobile Home Colony is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Belknap County has 255 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 278 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 70,916 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 Cates Mobile Home Colony 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 Cates Mobile Home Colony?
EPA lists Cates Mobile Home Colony 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. 232 of the 255 active systems in Belknap County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Cates Mobile Home Colony have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2003 and April 2024. By type: 1 reporting, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Lead and Copper Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-10 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Cates Mobile Home Colony: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cates Mobile Home Colony?
Cates Mobile Home Colony (PWSID NH0203010) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NH state drinking water program.
How many people does Cates Mobile Home Colony serve?
Cates Mobile Home Colony reports serving 134 people through 54 service connections in Belknap County, New Hampshire.
Where does Cates Mobile Home Colony 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 Cates Mobile Home Colony have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. 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 Cates Mobile Home Colony'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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cates Mobile Home Colony's water quality report?
As a community water system, Cates Mobile Home Colony 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 Belknap County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laconia Water Works | Belknap | 17,125 | Community | Surface water |
| Meredith Water Dept | Belknap | 3,750 | Community | Surface water |
| Locke Lake | Belknap | 2,308 | Community | Surface water |
| Alton Water Works | Belknap | 1,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Belmont Water Dept | Belknap | 1,612 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gunstock Acres Village Dist | Belknap | 1,440 | 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, “Cates Mobile Home Colony, PWSID NH0203010, New Hampshire”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-hampshire/cates-mobile-home-colony-nh0203010 (data as of October 1, 2026).