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Strafford Inn

At a glance

Strafford Inn (PWSID NH0818050) is an active transient non-community water system in Strafford County, New Hampshire. It reports serving 60 people through 25 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021.

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

PWSIDNH0818050

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served60

Service connections25

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNH state drinking water program

City servedFarmington

StateNew Hampshire

ZIP—

CountyStrafford County

How does Strafford Inn compare with other water systems in Strafford County?

By EPA's size categories, Strafford Inn 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 less than 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Strafford Inn is about 58% 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 Strafford Inn?

EPA lists Strafford Inn 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 Strafford Inn have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021. The violations listed here began between October 2008 and September 2021. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 reporting, 2 monitoring, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2021-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2019-10-08	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-08-07	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-05-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2013-04-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2013-02-15	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2010-03-07	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2009-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-03-04	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2008-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

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.

Strafford Inn: frequently asked questions

Who runs Strafford Inn?

Strafford Inn (PWSID NH0818050) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NH state drinking water program.

How many people does Strafford Inn serve?

Strafford Inn reports serving 60 people through 25 service connections in Strafford County, New Hampshire.

Where does Strafford Inn 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 Strafford Inn have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Strafford Inn'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Strafford Inn's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Strafford Inn 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 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, “Strafford Inn, PWSID NH0818050, New Hampshire”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-hampshire/strafford-inn-nh0818050 (data as of October 1, 2026).