Hinsdale Water Dept/Downtown, NH
No lead results on file with EPA
Latest 90th-percentile lead: no result on file. The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. EPA's database has no Lead and Copper Rule results for this system. Without them there is nothing to go on, so a tap test is the only way to know.
Who runs the water here
Hinsdale Water Dept/Downtown serves about 1,600 people through 464 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. EPA system ID: NH1151020. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Other water systems in Cheshire County
30 other systems share Cheshire County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Keene Water Dept | 30,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Jaffrey Water Works | 3,800 | 0 (not detected) |
| Winchester Water Dept | 2,800 | - |
| North Hinsdale Water Dept | 1,800 | - |
| N Swanzey Water And Fire Prct | 1,700 | - |
| Troy Water Works | 1,200 | - |
| Walpole Water Dept | 1,057 | - |
| Marlborough Water Works | 750 | - |
| West Swanzey Water | 430 | - |
| Cheshire County Complex | 380 | 32 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Hinsdale, NH may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Hinsdale Water Dept/Downtown whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.