Water Quality Report for Manchester, New Hampshire

The metropolitan area of Manchester brings some good things to the table when it comes to water purity. Unlike their neighbors in Milford, Nashua, and Merrimack, Manchester Water has traditionally sourced their water from a protected body, Lake Massabesic, and have purified it at the local treatment plant.

But with a growing population, taking on other city’s water needs, and a recent issue with the infrastructure, Manchester is going through some changes that her residents should be watching.

Currently, the water issues include —

• An aging sewer system delivers more contaminants to the city residents.
• Wastewater and sewage overflow that pollutes the Merrimack River, adding to the current water crisis downstream. (Bacterial contaminants in the water have been known to be at five times allowed levels.)
• A plan to add the Merrimack River as well as a new radial collection site that will source groundwater for Manchester water.
• The statewide problems with PFAS, carcinogens that can cause liver, kidney, immune, reproductive, and overall physical harm.

Manchester has a large problem with sewers being connected to stormwater drains. These old sewer systems collect both stormwater and sewage, and during storms with high water levels, usher raw sewage right into the Merrimack River.

While Manchester (and the other cities it serves) have not had to drink from this river, it oddly decided in 2019 to put in a facility to draw water from this source.

The city and Manchester Water Works are purifying the water, are testing it over 500 times each week for safety standards, and are creating plans to fix the wastewater issues. But despite the best efforts, clean water continues to be a stressor for many NH residents. Regardless of the purity of the source, the water companies have to insert a host of less dangerous chemicals to remove the highly dangerous ones from the water.

And while this solution falls within legal limits, we believe there’s a better and safer water solution to fix your water issues for good.

Contaminants found in Manchester, NH water.

Common contaminants in the city water supply include:

Bromodichloromethane and Chloroform

Formed when chlorine and other disinfectants treat the water, these byproducts are a carcinogen that can impact fetuses during pregnancy.

Learn more about Chlorine in Drinking Water

Radium

A radioactive element, it can cause bone and other cancers. It occurs naturally in groundwater, as oil and gas extraction impacts the concentrations.

Chromium

This is a carcinogen that passes to drinking water through pollution as well as naturally-occurring minerals in groundwater.

Other Detected Contaminants

Aluminum, Barium, Chlorate, Fluoride, Manganese, and other contaminants are impacting Manchester water. While they may fall under legal levels, trace amounts can still negatively impact health, particularly with young children, immunocompromised individuals, and aging adults.

Substances added to Manchester, NH water supply.

To combat hazardous pollutants and counteract adverse effects, Manchester’s town water is has a seven-step process to chemically adjusted its water supply. This includes adding the following components —

• Aluminum Sulfate
• Sodium Hypochlorite
• Aqueous Ammonia
• Phosphoric Acid
• Fluoride

These chemicals, while necessary to clean the water, don’t leave your water chemical-free.

NH Tap developed whole-home filtration systems specifically to remove these and other common water contaminants, including PFAS. A long-lasting, single tank unit removes chlorine, industrial chemicals, heavy metals, PCBs, and more can help you source the cleanest water for your home.

NH Tap’s recommendations.

Understand the water issues. we aren’t the oldest water filtration system in NH, we are the most in touch with NH water needs. Having lived in NH for years and creating our solution specifically to address NH water, our NH Tap team lives with and stands by our proprietary filtration process. We are on a mission to bring undoubtedly pure drinking water to all NH residents at a great price.

Improving by removing. We developed two whole-home water filtration units that can remove any lingering groundwater contaminants and chemicals added in the water refinery process. Our filters start where the city line ends and only bring the purest water to every faucet and appliance in your home!

Get truly pure drinking water. Whether you have well water or use city water, NH Tap loves to help families get access to purified, toxic-free water — and we’re on a mission to see that every person in Manchester, New Hampshire has the water quality they deserve.

NH Tap whole-home water filtration systems.

Because we customize our water purifiers to order, NH Tap has been able to tailor our filtration media to remove the contaminants shown to exist in Manchester’s public water and private water.

NH Tap offers installation on all of our purifiers, a 5-year warranty (including parts and labor), and a lifetime of support.

Get the best in public water filtration.

Our NH Tap MainFrame™ Whole House Water Filtration System is customized to order with the correct media mix to remove chlorine, cast iron, chromium, and other treatment chemicals that exist in Manchester’s tap water.

Learn more about the NH Tap MainFrame^™ Whole House Water Filtration System

Get the best in well water filtration.

Do you or a loved one own a private well near Manchester? NH Tap can collect a sample and get you an independent, third-party lab test on your water quality. If your well tests positive for any contamination, including arsenic, we can assemble the right technology to fix your water troubles for good.

Explore our NH Tap Absolute^™ Well Water Filtration System for private wells.