Community Water System · PWS ME0003990

Pheasant Hill MHP

Wells, Maine 04090 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 35 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

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

35
People served: 192
EPA violations: 14
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 192 drinking-water violations at Pheasant Hill MHP, 7% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

192
Total EPA violations on record: 7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 35
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pheasant Hill MHP

Pheasant Hill MHP is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 35 residents in Wells, Maine (York County) through 14 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 192 total violations for this system , of which 14 (7%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 159 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2013.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 16 violations (Other). 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%).

Pheasant Hill MHP's 192 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

Total Violations

192

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 14
County: York
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 14
Monitoring Violations: 159
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	16	2008
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	14	2006
Coliform (TCR)	MR	13	2010
Xylenes, Total	MR	5	2001
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	2001
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	2001
Vinyl chloride	MR	5	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2001
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	5	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	5	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	5	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	5	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	5	2001
Toluene	MR	5	2001
Ethylbenzene	MR	5	2001
Nickel	MR	5	2001
Antimony, Total	MR	5	2001
Thallium, Total	MR	5	2001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	5	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	5	2001
Styrene	MR	5	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	5	2001
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	5	2001
Benzene	MR	5	2001
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2001
CYANIDE	MR	5	2001
Beryllium, Total	MR	5	2001
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	5	2001
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	4	2000

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 Pheasant Hill MHP.

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 ME0003990 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
2013	Lead and Copper Rule	MR	4	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 5000
2010	Coliform (TCR)	MR	13	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 3100
2009	Nitrite	MR	4	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 1041
2009	Nitrate	MR	4	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 1040
2008	Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	16	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 7000
2006	Coliform (TCR)	MCL	14	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 3100
2001	Xylenes, Total	MR	5	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 2955
2001	o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 2968
2001	p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 2969
2001	Vinyl chloride	MR	5	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 2976
2001	1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 2977
2001	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 2979
2001	1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	5	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 2980
2001	Carbon tetrachloride	MR	5	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 2982
2001	1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	5	SDWIS / ME0003990 / 2983

How Pheasant Hill MHP Compares

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

Metric	Pheasant Hill MHP	Maine avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	192	79.8	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	14	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	35	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 Pheasant Hill MHP water safe to drink? ▼

Pheasant Hill MHP (PWS ID: ME0003990) has 192 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 35 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Pheasant Hill MHP serve? ▼

Pheasant Hill MHP serves 35 people in Wells, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 14 service connections.

What type of violations does Pheasant Hill MHP have? ▼

Pheasant Hill MHP has 192 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 159 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Pheasant Hill MHP water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Pheasant Hill MHP under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Pheasant Hill MHP use? ▼

Pheasant Hill MHP 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.