Bow Municipal Water System
EPA ID: NH0261010 · 150 people served · 1 ZIP code
Bow Municipal Water System earns a clean bill from EPA monitoring — no violations in five years across a service area of 150 people.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Stable · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 2 (2021) to 1 (2022). Violation counts have remained relatively steady.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Bow Municipal Water System Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Bow Municipal Water System serves a community with a median household income of $161,482 and an estimated 8,295 residents across its service area. Approximately 58% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Bow Municipal Water System's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Merrimack County, New Hampshire rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Infrastructure Risk
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Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Bow Municipal Water System (EPA ID: NH0261010) is a community water system in New Hampshire that serves approximately 150 people from groundwater sources.
This system serves ZIP code 03304 in Bow.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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Typical cost: Water test: typically $20–$50 (DIY kit) · Professional inspection: $150–$400
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by NH or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.
- 03304 — Bow
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Bow Municipal Water System (NH0261010) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bow Municipal Water System water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Bow Municipal Water System has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Bow Municipal Water System serve?
Bow Municipal Water System serves approximately 150 people across 1 ZIP code in New Hampshire.
Where does Bow Municipal Water System get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.