NY / Gorham
NY · Tap water records
Gorham tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Gorham. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Gorham is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 3,420 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 20 violations across the community water system(s) serving Gorham, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Gorham Town Wd
3,420 served · surface water · PWSID NY3401170 - Monitoring PERFLUOROCTANOIC ACID (PFOA): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in July 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring PERFLUOROCTANE SULFONIC ACID (PFOS): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in July 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between January 2020 and October 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between January 2020 and October 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.