When the North Country Village Cooperative asked the state last year for help with failing drinking water and wastewater systems, the manufactured home community was placed at No. 5 on a priority list.
Fifty-seven homes occupy the former 1960s three-season campground, just a few miles from the beautiful expanse of Lake Winnipesaukee in the small town of Tuftonboro. The leach field systems were defective and breaking down. Some needed to be pumped every six months or less. Septic tanks were undersized.
Drinking water was another issue altogether. The water system was just barely meeting daily demand, according to project documents, and one of the wells developed “persistent bacteria contamination” last year. Taking the well out of service only exacerbated the capacity issues.