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Community Water System · PWS ME0003060

Grandeur Mobile Home Estates

Carmel, Maine 04419 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
409
EPA violations
146
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 409 drinking-water violations at Grandeur Mobile Home Estates, 36% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

409
Total EPA violations on record
36%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Grandeur Mobile Home Estates

Grandeur Mobile Home Estates is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Carmel, Maine (Penobscot County) through 40 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 409 total violations for this system , of which 146 (36%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 198 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Arsenic, recorded in 89 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%).

Grandeur Mobile Home Estates's 409 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
409
Health-Based Violations
146
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
40
County
Penobscot
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
146
Monitoring Violations
198
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Arsenic MCL 89 2014
Coliform (TCR) MR 64 2010
Antimony, Total MCL 40 2008
Public Notice Other 38 2014
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 27 2022
Lead and Copper Rule MR 25 2023
Arsenic MR 22 2022
Antimony, Total MR 20 2022
Nitrate MR 17 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 17 2010
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 11 2024
Nitrite MR 5 2004
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 5 2019
Radium-228 MR 4 2008
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 2001
CYANIDE MR 3 2016
Cadmium MR 2 2022
Fluoride MR 2 2022
Mercury MR 2 2022
Beryllium, Total MR 2 2022
Selenium MR 2 2022
Nickel MR 2 2022
Barium MR 2 2022
Thallium, Total MR 2 2022
Chromium MR 2 2022

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 Grandeur Mobile Home Estates.

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 ME0003060 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
2024 Nitrate MR 17 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 1040
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 11 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 8000
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 25 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 5000
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 27 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 7000
2022 Arsenic MR 22 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 1005
2022 Antimony, Total MR 20 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 1074
2022 Cadmium MR 2 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 1015
2022 Fluoride MR 2 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 1025
2022 Mercury MR 2 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 1035
2022 Beryllium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 1075
2022 Selenium MR 2 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 1045
2022 Nickel MR 2 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 1036
2022 Barium MR 2 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 1010
2022 Thallium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 1085
2022 Chromium MR 2 SDWIS / ME0003060 / 1020

How Grandeur Mobile Home Estates Compares

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

Metric Grandeur Mobile Home Estates Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 409 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 146 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 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 Grandeur Mobile Home Estates water safe to drink? ▼
Grandeur Mobile Home Estates (PWS ID: ME0003060) has 409 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 Grandeur Mobile Home Estates serve? ▼
Grandeur Mobile Home Estates serves 100 people in Carmel, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 40 service connections.
What type of violations does Grandeur Mobile Home Estates have? ▼
Grandeur Mobile Home Estates has 409 total violations: 146 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 198 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Grandeur Mobile Home Estates water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Grandeur Mobile Home Estates under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Grandeur Mobile Home Estates use? ▼
Grandeur Mobile Home Estates 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.