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Deer Estates

At a glance

Deer Estates (PWSID NH1553010) is an active community water system in Coos County, New Hampshire. It reports serving 53 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2021.

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

Population served

53

Service connections

21

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNH1553010
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served53
Service connections21
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNH state drinking water program
City servedMilan
StateNew Hampshire
ZIP—
CountyCoos County

How does Deer Estates compare with other water systems in Coos County?

By EPA's size categories, Deer Estates is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Coos County has 112 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 368 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 41,217 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 Deer Estates 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 Deer Estates?

EPA lists Deer Estates 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. 74 of the 112 active systems in Coos County (66%) are also privately owned.

Does Deer Estates have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2021. The violations listed here began between September 2013 and March 2021. By type: 8 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 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
2021-03-01ReportingReporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) · code 4ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2015-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2015-04-16Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2015-01-25Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2014-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2014-10-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2014-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2014-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2014-05-06Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2014-03-07Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45Groundwater Rulecode 0700YesResolved
2013-09-25Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2013-09-09Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved

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.

Deer Estates: frequently asked questions

Who runs Deer Estates?

Deer Estates (PWSID NH1553010) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NH state drinking water program.

How many people does Deer Estates serve?

Deer Estates reports serving 53 people through 21 service connections in Coos County, New Hampshire.

Where does Deer Estates 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 Deer Estates have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2021. 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 Deer Estates' 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Deer Estates' water quality report?

As a community water system, Deer Estates 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 Coos County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Berlin Water WorksCoos9,575CommunitySurface water
Groveton Water SysCoos2,650CommunityGroundwater
Gorham Water and Sewer DeptCoos2,630CommunitySurface water
Lancaster Water DeptCoos2,500CommunitySurface water
Whitefield WaterCoos1,640CommunityGroundwater
Colebrook Water WorksCoos1,300CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Deer Estates, PWSID NH1553010, New Hampshire”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-hampshire/deer-estates-nh1553010 (data as of October 1, 2026).