Public water system · NH1288280

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Tavern 27

At a glance

Tavern 27 (PWSID NH1288280) is an active transient non-community water system in Belknap County, New Hampshire. It reports serving 45 people through 1 service connection. 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 November 2025.

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

PWSIDNH1288280

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served45

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNH state drinking water program

City servedLaconia

StateNew Hampshire

ZIP—

CountyBelknap County

How does Tavern 27 compare with other water systems in Belknap County?

By EPA's size categories, Tavern 27 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Belknap County has 255 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 278 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Tavern 27 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 Tavern 27?

EPA lists Tavern 27 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 Tavern 27 have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2012 and November 2025. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 reporting, 3 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-11-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2025-11-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2025-10-09	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-06-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-09-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2013-09-08	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2013-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2012-01-09	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2012-01-09	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	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.

Tavern 27: frequently asked questions

Who runs Tavern 27?

Tavern 27 (PWSID NH1288280) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NH state drinking water program.

How many people does Tavern 27 serve?

Tavern 27 reports serving 45 people through 1 service connection in Belknap County, New Hampshire.

Where does Tavern 27 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 Tavern 27 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 November 2025. 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 Tavern 27'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Tavern 27's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tavern 27 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 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, “Tavern 27, PWSID NH1288280, New Hampshire”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-hampshire/tavern-27-nh1288280 (data as of October 1, 2026).