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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0003128

Wawenock Golf Club

Damariscotta, Maine 04543 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 134 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

134
People served
153
EPA violations
20
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 153 drinking-water violations at Wawenock Golf Club, 13% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

153
Total EPA violations on record
13%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
134
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Wawenock Golf Club

Wawenock Golf Club is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 134 residents in Damariscotta, Maine (Lincoln County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 153 total violations for this system , of which 20 (13%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 98 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 33 violations (MON). 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%).

Wawenock Golf Club's 153 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
134
Total Violations
153
Health-Based Violations
20
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Lincoln
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
16
Monitoring Violations
98
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 33 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 30 2014
Public Notice Other 29 2025
Nitrate MR 23 2023
Coliform (TCR) MCL 16 2015
Nitrite MR 12 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 2017

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 Wawenock Golf Club.

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 ME0003128 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 29 SDWIS / ME0003128 / 7500
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 33 SDWIS / ME0003128 / 8000
2023 Nitrate MR 23 SDWIS / ME0003128 / 1040
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 SDWIS / ME0003128 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 SDWIS / ME0003128 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 16 SDWIS / ME0003128 / 3100
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 30 SDWIS / ME0003128 / 3100
2013 Nitrite MR 12 SDWIS / ME0003128 / 1041

How Wawenock Golf Club Compares

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

Metric Wawenock Golf Club Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 153 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 20 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 134 502 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 Wawenock Golf Club water safe to drink? ▼
Wawenock Golf Club (PWS ID: ME0003128) has 153 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 134 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Wawenock Golf Club serve? ▼
Wawenock Golf Club serves 134 people in Damariscotta, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Wawenock Golf Club have? ▼
Wawenock Golf Club has 153 total violations: 20 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 98 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Wawenock Golf Club water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Wawenock Golf Club under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Wawenock Golf Club use? ▼
Wawenock Golf Club 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.