Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0000301

Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School

Hodgdon, Maine 04730 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 264 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

264
People served: 47
EPA violations: 17
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 47 drinking-water violations at Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School, 36% of them health-based - below the Maine per-system average.

47
Total EPA violations on record: 36%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 264
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School

Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School is a local-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 264 residents in Hodgdon, Maine (Aroostook County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 47 total violations for this system , of which 17 (36%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 25 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 15 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Maine, EPA tracks 1,864 public water systems serving 936,624 people, with 148,796 cumulative violations and 23,741 health-based violations on record. About 94% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 79.8 violations. Statewide, 14 of 41 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (34.1%).

Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School's 47 violations sit below the Maine average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served

264

Total Violations

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type: Local
Connections: 1
County: Aroostook
School/Daycare: Yes
MCL Violations: 15
Monitoring Violations: 25
Treatment Tech Violations: 2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	15	1996
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	10	2021
Nitrate	MR	4	1995
Diquat	MR	4	2016
Endothall	MR	4	2016
Public Notice	Other	4	2025
Coliform (TCR)	MR	3	1991
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	2	2024

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID ME0000301 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Maine Drinking Water Authority

Maine's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find ME regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest)	Contaminant	Category	Count	EPA Record
2025	Public Notice	Other	4	SDWIS / ME0000301 / 7500
2024	Lead and Copper Rule	TT	2	SDWIS / ME0000301 / 5000
2021	Lead and Copper Rule	MR	10	SDWIS / ME0000301 / 5000
2016	Diquat	MR	4	SDWIS / ME0000301 / 2032
2016	Endothall	MR	4	SDWIS / ME0000301 / 2033
1996	Coliform (TCR)	MCL	15	SDWIS / ME0000301 / 3100
1995	Nitrate	MR	4	SDWIS / ME0000301 / 1040
1991	Coliform (TCR)	MR	3	SDWIS / ME0000301 / 3100

How Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric	Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School	Maine avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	47	79.8	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	17	12.7	Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection	None	34.1%	EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served	264	502	Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,864 regulated public water systems in Maine.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼

Contaminant	Federal MCL / Action Level	Note
Lead	0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L)	Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic	0.010 mg/L (10 ppb)	Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform	Treatment technique (RTCR)	Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS)	4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule)	Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N)	10 mg/L	Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School water safe to drink? ▼

Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School (PWS ID: ME0000301) has 47 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 264 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School serve? ▼

Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School serves 264 people in Hodgdon, Maine. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.

What type of violations does Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School have? ▼

Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School has 47 total violations: 17 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 25 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School use? ▼

Msad 70 Hodgdon Elementary School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Where does this data come from? ▼

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.