Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0003367

Birches Resort Inc

Rockwood, Maine 04478 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 270 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

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

270
People served: 310
EPA violations: 41
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 310 drinking-water violations at Birches Resort Inc, 13% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

310
Total EPA violations on record: 13%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 270
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Birches Resort Inc

Birches Resort Inc is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 270 residents in Rockwood, Maine (Somerset County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 310 total violations for this system , of which 41 (13%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 238 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 193 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, 14 of 41 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (34.1%).

Birches Resort Inc's 310 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

270

Total Violations

310

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Transient Non-Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 1
County: Somerset
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 33
Monitoring Violations: 238
Treatment Tech Violations: 8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	193	2012
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	33	2011
Public Notice	Other	27	2025
Nitrate	MR	24	2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	16	2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule	TT	8	2017
Nitrite	MR	5	2011
Revised Total Coliform Rule	RPT	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 Birches Resort Inc.

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 ME0003367 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	27	SDWIS / ME0003367 / 7500
2024	Nitrate	MR	24	SDWIS / ME0003367 / 1040
2022	Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	16	SDWIS / ME0003367 / 8000
2017	Revised Total Coliform Rule	TT	8	SDWIS / ME0003367 / 8000
2017	Revised Total Coliform Rule	RPT	4	SDWIS / ME0003367 / 8000
2012	Coliform (TCR)	MR	193	SDWIS / ME0003367 / 3100
2011	Coliform (TCR)	MCL	33	SDWIS / ME0003367 / 3100
2011	Nitrite	MR	5	SDWIS / ME0003367 / 1041

How Birches Resort Inc Compares

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

Metric	Birches Resort Inc	Maine avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	310	79.8	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	41	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	270	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 Birches Resort Inc water safe to drink? ▼

Birches Resort Inc (PWS ID: ME0003367) has 310 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 270 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Birches Resort Inc serve? ▼

Birches Resort Inc serves 270 people in Rockwood, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.

What type of violations does Birches Resort Inc have? ▼

Birches Resort Inc has 310 total violations: 41 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 238 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Birches Resort Inc water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Birches Resort Inc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Birches Resort Inc use? ▼

Birches Resort Inc 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.