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sweetnsalty24 t1_je0wgz2 wrote

I'd be concerned if it's coming from a well that doesn't have filters in place and hasn't been tested.

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sbfx t1_je1q99a wrote

This is a clear and concise answer.

Merrimack public water - continually tested and filtration systems in place. All town wells have been upgraded to meet EPA standards (including the recent more updated EPA thresholds).

Private wells - some homeowners have gotten wells tested and added filtration systems. Case by case basis only. Without test results, assume the water is unsafe for consumption.

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Impressive-Lack-4352 t1_je1pt5q wrote

when we moved into our house (in bedford) we asked for a PFAS report, which the previous owners had recent documentation. We were told our water is good to drink with our fridge water filter.

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trimolius t1_je2u3mt wrote

A water filter on the fridge wouldn’t do anything if the well was contaminated with PFOA/PFAS.

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Impressive-Lack-4352 t1_je35v7n wrote

yes I know, the well water at our home was tested in late 2020 for PFAS and was negative. There is a PFAS sampling map for around the contaminated area. Ours was not tested by the state, but you can get a test yourself (it’s expensive, and takes a long time). Furthermore, none of the houses closest to us that were tested by the state for PFAS were contaminated.

I’m not saying things can’t change, water flows but I also don’t trust bottled water, it sits in plastic and not actually that well regulated (including PFAS). Plus its wasteful. you do you, but unfortunately with the way things are, there isn’t a perfect solution.

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Sensitive_Lie9674 t1_je1xhjd wrote

Unfortunately if you live in Merrimack County or Hillsborough County and you don’t have an RO filter on your incoming well water; you really oughta think about getting one. Or else drink spring water from a protected aquifer.

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Baremegigjen t1_je2ab42 wrote

Buying a house with a well in Hillsborough County and the water test came back with no issues whatsoever; everything was either incredibly low and the really bad stuff was not detected. It’s also very soft water, which will be something new for us as everywhere we’ve lived across the country and overseas had varying levels of hard water, to include Arizona where I swear the water came out of the tap as mineralized chunks with some water embedded in them (exaggeration, but not by much!). We’re still planning on putting an RO filter on it as an extra safety measure just to avoid any potential issues.

It’s been recommended by everyone (the water testing company was silent on the issue) that we still get our water tested annually even though our test came back with the same results as the current owner’s test in 2016.

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trimolius t1_je2tzpe wrote

Just making sure you (or other people reading this) already know this — PFAS/PFOA is not tested for in a standard water test, it’s a separate (ofc more expensive) test.

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