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Pepperidge Woods

At a glance

Pepperidge Woods (PWSID NH0152090) is an active community water system in Strafford County, New Hampshire. It reports serving 113 people through 45 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017.

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

Population served

113

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNH0152090

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served113

Service connections45

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNH state drinking water program

City servedBarrington

StateNew Hampshire

ZIP—

CountyStrafford County

How does Pepperidge Woods compare with other water systems in Strafford County?

By EPA's size categories, Pepperidge Woods is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Strafford County has 131 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 825 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 108,010 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 Pepperidge Woods 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 Pepperidge Woods?

EPA lists Pepperidge Woods 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. 108 of the 131 active systems in Strafford County (82%) are also privately owned.

Does Pepperidge Woods have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. The violations listed here began between July 2006 and October 2017. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 9 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
2017-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2009-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2009-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039	Yes	Resolved
2008-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2006-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Pepperidge Woods: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pepperidge Woods?

Pepperidge Woods (PWSID NH0152090) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NH state drinking water program.

How many people does Pepperidge Woods serve?

Pepperidge Woods reports serving 113 people through 45 service connections in Strafford County, New Hampshire.

Where does Pepperidge Woods 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 Pepperidge Woods have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. 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 Pepperidge Woods' 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 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Pepperidge Woods' water quality report?

As a community water system, Pepperidge Woods 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 Strafford County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Dover Water Dept	Strafford	29,000	Community	Groundwater
Rochester Water Dept	Strafford	25,000	Community	Surface water
Unh/Durham Water Sys	Strafford	16,000	Community	Surface water
Somersworth Water Works	Strafford	12,200	Community	Surface water
Farmington Water Dept	Strafford	3,250	Community	Groundwater
Rollinsford Water Sewer Dist	Strafford	1,688	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, “Pepperidge Woods, PWSID NH0152090, New Hampshire”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-hampshire/pepperidge-woods-nh0152090 (data as of October 1, 2026).