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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0003401

Tim Pond Wilderness Camps

Eustis, Maine 04936 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 30 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

30
People served
78
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 78 drinking-water violations at Tim Pond Wilderness Camps, 19% of them health-based - below the Maine per-system average.

78
Total EPA violations on record
19%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
30
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Tim Pond Wilderness Camps

Tim Pond Wilderness Camps is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 30 residents in Eustis, Maine (Franklin County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 78 total violations for this system , of which 15 (19%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 52 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 35 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%).

Tim Pond Wilderness Camps's 78 violations sit below 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
30
Total Violations
78
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Franklin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
7
Monitoring Violations
52
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 35 2009
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 8 2017
Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 2002
Public Notice Other 7 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 2017
Nitrate MR 1 1983

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 Tim Pond Wilderness Camps.

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 ME0003401 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
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 SDWIS / ME0003401 / 8000
2018 Public Notice Other 7 SDWIS / ME0003401 / 7500
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 8 SDWIS / ME0003401 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 SDWIS / ME0003401 / 8000
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 35 SDWIS / ME0003401 / 3100
2002 Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 SDWIS / ME0003401 / 3100
1983 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / ME0003401 / 1040

How Tim Pond Wilderness Camps Compares

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

Metric Tim Pond Wilderness Camps Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 78 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 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 30 502 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 Tim Pond Wilderness Camps water safe to drink? ▼
Tim Pond Wilderness Camps (PWS ID: ME0003401) has 78 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 30 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Tim Pond Wilderness Camps serve? ▼
Tim Pond Wilderness Camps serves 30 people in Eustis, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Tim Pond Wilderness Camps have? ▼
Tim Pond Wilderness Camps has 78 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 52 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Tim Pond Wilderness Camps water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Tim Pond Wilderness Camps under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Tim Pond Wilderness Camps use? ▼
Tim Pond Wilderness Camps 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.