Tap water in Portsmouth, NH — ZIP 03801
2 public water systems serving about 42,900 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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Fair
PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 03801
Portsmouth Water Works
PWSID NH1951010 · serves 33,000 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 9 ppt — above federal limit
Pease Trade Port
PWSID NH1951020 · serves 9,900 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 20.6 ppt
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology