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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0000812

New England Frontier Camp

Lovell, Maine 04051 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
135
EPA violations
37
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 135 drinking-water violations at New England Frontier Camp, 27% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

135
Total EPA violations on record
27%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: New England Frontier Camp

New England Frontier Camp is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Lovell, Maine (Oxford County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 135 total violations for this system , of which 37 (27%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 46 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 Public Notice, recorded in 37 violations (Other). 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, 10 of 41 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (24.4%).

New England Frontier Camp's 135 violations sit above 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
100
Total Violations
135
Health-Based Violations
37
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Oxford
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
19
Monitoring Violations
46
Treatment Tech Violations
18

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 37 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 22 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 19 2011
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 18 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 15 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 2015
Nitrate MR 8 2017
Nitrite MR 4 2009

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 New England Frontier Camp.

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 ME0000812 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 37 SDWIS / ME0000812 / 7500
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 22 SDWIS / ME0000812 / 8000
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 18 SDWIS / ME0000812 / 8000
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 15 SDWIS / ME0000812 / 8000
2017 Nitrate MR 8 SDWIS / ME0000812 / 1040
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 12 SDWIS / ME0000812 / 3100
2011 Coliform (TCR) MCL 19 SDWIS / ME0000812 / 3100
2009 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / ME0000812 / 1041

How New England Frontier Camp Compares

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

Metric New England Frontier Camp Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 135 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 37 12.7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 24.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 100 502 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 New England Frontier Camp water safe to drink? ▼
New England Frontier Camp (PWS ID: ME0000812) has 135 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does New England Frontier Camp serve? ▼
New England Frontier Camp serves 100 people in Lovell, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does New England Frontier Camp have? ▼
New England Frontier Camp has 135 total violations: 37 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 46 monitoring/reporting violations, and 18 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in New England Frontier Camp water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for New England Frontier Camp under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does New England Frontier Camp use? ▼
New England Frontier Camp uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.