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The Spring in Exeter, Exeter, NH

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The Spring in Exeter

Description:

An urban spring in the middle of a neighborhood. The old lady I met said it was “clean and tested annually”. She also said she had been drinking the water here since she was 3.

Nearest Address

Intersection of Forest St. and Oak St.

Directions from Nearest Address

The spring is on an unmarked road. (google maps calls it Oak Street Extension). As you drive up Oak St you will cross Forest St. at a 3way intersection. Head down the unmarked paved road, go down the little hill, there is the spring on your right.

Vital Information

  • Fee: No Fee
  • Access: Public
  • Flow: Continuous
  • TDS: N/A
  • Temp: N/A
  • pH: N/A

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: The Spring in Exeter Map

Submitted by: John Phelan

Category : New Hampshire / USA
  • Justin Case

    This spring is easy to find, its about 50 yards from the intersection of Forest St. and Oak St. I filled a bottle but was too chicken to drink it before boiling it!

  • Aemartin4

    We come from Mass. to get this water and have been for over a year. It is awesome. Sometimes there is a line to get it! We saw the Public Works Dept there one time and they say it is tested at least once/year. It’s delish!!

  • Anthony Percoco

    Privately Funded Lab
    Analysis of Exeter Spring by Northeast Environmental Labs in Danvers, Ma by
    Anthony Percoco (ap_peaceofhealth@yahoo.com)

    Date of Report
    1/31/2012

     

     

    Alkalinity (as CaCO3)
    22.3 mg/L    (Accepted Range: 30-100)

     

    Arsenic < 0.001 mg/L   (Accepted 0.01 maximum)

     

    Calcium 16.3 mg/L  (Accepted Range 50-150)

     

    Chloride 106 mg/L (Maximum Range 250)

     

    Conductivity 410

     

    Fluoride 0.05 mg/L (Maximum Range 2.0)

     

    Hardness (as CaCO3)
    52.3 mg/L
    (250
    maximum)

     

    Iron 0.05 mg/L  (Maximum Level 0.3)

     

    Lead < 0.001 mg/L (Maximum Level 0.015)

     

    Magnesium 2.84 mg/L –

     

    Manganese < 0.01 mg/L  (Maximum Level 0.05)

     

    Nitrate 3.98 mg/L (Maximum Level 10)

     

    Nitrite < 0.01 mg/L  (Maximum Level 1.0)

     

    Orthophosphate (as P)
    < 0.1 mg/L
    –

     

    pH 5.98  (Range 6.5-8.5)

     

    Potassium 5.3 mg/L

     

    Sodium 61.6 mg/L  (20 maximum)

     

    Solids, Dissolved
    (TDS) 245 mg/L   (Max Level 500)

     

    Sulfate 15.5 mg/L  (Maximum Level 250)

     

    Total Coliform,
    Colilert,  present /100ml

     

    E. coli is absent in the
    sample

    ** I would love to collaborate with anyone who has used this spring.  There is coliform present in the test, and I would like to retest at a later date. Also, Sodium levels are high lowering the PH, thus I am wondering if salt run off is impacting the source.  Any questions, feel free to email me at the above address.  I hope this info helps.