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Piscataquis County, Maine

Water Systems
42
Population Served
11,828
Total Violations
3,182
815 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

97.6%
Systems with Violations
75.8
Avg Violations per System
25.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
40 systems (95%)
SW
2 systems (5%)

Compliance Snapshot

Piscataquis Maine water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (41)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Dover-Foxcroft Water District 2,400 28 -
Milo Water District 1,720 380 -
Guilford-Sangerville Utilities District 1,535 33 -
Maine Water Company Greenville Division 1,335 40 -
Brownville Jct Water Dept 663 8 -
Spacious Skies Cg-Balsam Woods 322 9 -
Monson Utilities District 298 108 -
Moose Creek RV Resort & Cg 273 7 -
Brownville Water Department 253 13 -
Mdacf State Park-Lily Bay 222 14 -
Mt Kineo Golf Course 214 48 -
Abol Bridge Cg & Store & Restaurant 192 249 -
Jo-Mary Lake Campground 175 35 -
Big Eddy Campground 162 19 -
Bear Point Marina LLC 150 93 -
Mdacf State Park-Peaks-Kenny-Site 33 140 10 -
Msad 41 Brownville Elem School 132 112 -
Northern Pride Lodge/Cmpgrd 122 47 -
Kokadjo Inc 120 397 -
Allagash Gateway Campground & Cabins 114 104 -
Nesowadnehunk Lake Wilderness Campground 113 42 -
Mdacf Peaks-Kenny State Park 100 48 -
The Junction 100 19 -
Two Knights Brewing Company 98 60 -
Beaver Cove Sewer & Water Assn 98 63 -
Moosehead Family Campground 88 26 -
Wildwood Lodge & Restaurant LLC 72 141 -
Rsu 68-Administration Campus 70 91 -
Three Rivers M H Community 63 44 -
Sebec Country Store 60 61 -
Moosehead Cottage Resort 57 208 -
Camp Phoenix 54 36 -
Medawisla Wilderness Lodge 50 16 -
Amc Gorman Chairback Camps 42 39 -
Moose Mountain Inn 34 85 -
Little Lyford Pond Camps 34 88 -
Kineo View Motor Lodge 28 80 -
Northeast Whitewater 25 0 -
Moose Creek RV Resort-Store 25 2 -
Covered Bridge Apartments 25 100 -
Mdoc Churchill Dam Ranger Station 25 60 -
Mdoc Allagash Wtrwy-Chamberlain 25 119 -

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Piscataquis County?
Piscataquis County has 3,182 total drinking water violations across 42 water systems, of which 815 are health-based violations. 97.6% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Piscataquis County systems?
Water systems in Piscataquis County serve approximately 11,828 people through 42 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Piscataquis County water?
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Piscataquis County.
What types of water sources supply Piscataquis County?
Water systems in Piscataquis County use GW (40 systems), SW (2 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious?
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 25.6% of Piscataquis County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.