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Community Water System · PWS ME0003375

Cathance Trailer Park

Topsham, Maine 04086 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 135 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

135
People served
124
EPA violations
22
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 124 drinking-water violations at Cathance Trailer Park, 18% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

124
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
135
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Cathance Trailer Park

Cathance Trailer Park is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 135 residents in Topsham, Maine (Sagadahoc County) through 54 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 124 total violations for this system , of which 22 (18%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 99 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 44 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%).

Cathance Trailer Park's 124 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
135
Total Violations
124
Health-Based Violations
22
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
54
County
Sagadahoc
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
22
Monitoring Violations
99
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 44 2023
Coliform (TCR) MCL 22 2008
Coliform (TCR) MR 20 2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 10 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2022
Nitrate MR 6 1999
Diquat MR 6 2016
Endothall MR 6 2016
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 1999

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 Cathance Trailer Park.

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 ME0003375 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 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 10 SDWIS / ME0003375 / 4010
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 44 SDWIS / ME0003375 / 8000
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / ME0003375 / 5000
2016 Diquat MR 6 SDWIS / ME0003375 / 2032
2016 Endothall MR 6 SDWIS / ME0003375 / 2033
2008 Coliform (TCR) MCL 22 SDWIS / ME0003375 / 3100
2008 Coliform (TCR) MR 20 SDWIS / ME0003375 / 3100
1999 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / ME0003375 / 1040
1999 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / ME0003375 / 7000

How Cathance Trailer Park Compares

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

Metric Cathance Trailer Park Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 124 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 22 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 135 502 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 Cathance Trailer Park water safe to drink? ▼
Cathance Trailer Park (PWS ID: ME0003375) has 124 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 135 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Cathance Trailer Park serve? ▼
Cathance Trailer Park serves 135 people in Topsham, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 54 service connections.
What type of violations does Cathance Trailer Park have? ▼
Cathance Trailer Park has 124 total violations: 22 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 99 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Cathance Trailer Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Cathance Trailer Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Cathance Trailer Park use? ▼
Cathance Trailer Park 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.