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Community Water System · PWS ME0002093

Pemaquid Villas MHP

Woonsocket, Maine 02895 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 53 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

53
People served
136
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 136 drinking-water violations at Pemaquid Villas MHP, 4% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

136
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
53
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pemaquid Villas MHP

Pemaquid Villas MHP is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 53 residents in Woonsocket, Maine (Lincoln County) through 21 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 136 total violations for this system , of which 6 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 93 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 69 violations (MR). 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%).

Pemaquid Villas MHP's 136 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
53
Total Violations
136
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
21
County
Lincoln
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
93
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 69 2012
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 25 2012
Public Notice Other 10 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2015
Nitrate MR 3 1995
TTHM MR 3 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2024
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 Pemaquid Villas MHP.

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 ME0002093 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 SDWIS / ME0002093 / 8000
2024 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / ME0002093 / 2950
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / ME0002093 / 2456
2024 Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 SDWIS / ME0002093 / 5000
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / ME0002093 / 5000
2018 Public Notice Other 10 SDWIS / ME0002093 / 7500
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / ME0002093 / 3100
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 69 SDWIS / ME0002093 / 3100
2012 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 25 SDWIS / ME0002093 / 7000
1995 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / ME0002093 / 1040

How Pemaquid Villas MHP Compares

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

Metric Pemaquid Villas MHP Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 136 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 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 53 502 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 Pemaquid Villas MHP water safe to drink? ▼
Pemaquid Villas MHP (PWS ID: ME0002093) has 136 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 53 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pemaquid Villas MHP serve? ▼
Pemaquid Villas MHP serves 53 people in Woonsocket, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 21 service connections.
What type of violations does Pemaquid Villas MHP have? ▼
Pemaquid Villas MHP has 136 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 93 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pemaquid Villas MHP water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pemaquid Villas MHP under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pemaquid Villas MHP use? ▼
Pemaquid Villas MHP uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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.