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Community Water System · PWS ME0003535

Hillview Estates

Turner, Maine 04282 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 140 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

140
People served
234
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 234 drinking-water violations at Hillview Estates, 6% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

234
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
140
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Hillview Estates

Hillview Estates is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 140 residents in Turner, Maine (Androscoggin County) through 56 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 234 total violations for this system , of which 15 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 206 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 54 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%).

Hillview Estates's 234 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
140
Total Violations
234
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
56
County
Androscoggin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
15
Monitoring Violations
206
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 54 2014
Coliform (TCR) MCL 15 2009
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 1997
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 7 1998
Barium MR 4 2014
Cadmium MR 4 2014
Fluoride MR 4 2014
Mercury MR 4 2014
Nickel MR 4 2014
Antimony, Total MR 4 2014
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2014
Selenium MR 4 2014
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2014
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2014
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2014
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2014
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2014
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2014
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2014
Benzene MR 4 2014
Toluene MR 4 2014
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2014
Styrene MR 4 2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2019
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2014
Thallium, Total MR 4 2014
Xylenes, Total MR 4 2014
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2014
Chromium MR 4 2014

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 Hillview 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 ME0003535 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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 7000
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 8000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 54 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 3100
2014 Barium MR 4 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 1010
2014 Cadmium MR 4 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 1015
2014 Fluoride MR 4 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 1025
2014 Mercury MR 4 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 1035
2014 Nickel MR 4 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 1036
2014 Antimony, Total MR 4 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 1074
2014 Beryllium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 1075
2014 Selenium MR 4 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 1045
2014 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 2380
2014 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 2964
2014 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 2968
2014 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / ME0003535 / 2969

How Hillview Estates Compares

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

Metric Hillview Estates Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 234 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 34.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 140 502 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 Hillview Estates water safe to drink? ▼
Hillview Estates (PWS ID: ME0003535) has 234 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 140 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Hillview Estates serve? ▼
Hillview Estates serves 140 people in Turner, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 56 service connections.
What type of violations does Hillview Estates have? ▼
Hillview Estates has 234 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 206 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Hillview Estates water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Hillview Estates under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Hillview Estates use? ▼
Hillview 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.