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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0005719

Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc

Effingham, Maine 03882 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 195 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

195
People served
70
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 70 drinking-water violations at Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc - below the Maine per-system average.

70
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
195
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc

Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 195 residents in Effingham, Maine (York County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 70 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 68 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 48 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%).

Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc's 70 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
195
Total Violations
70
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
York
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
68
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 48 2013
Nitrate MR 12 2004
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2020
Nitrite MR 4 2004
Public Notice Other 2 2013

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 Province Lake Golf Enterprises 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 ME0005719 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
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / ME0005719 / 8000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 48 SDWIS / ME0005719 / 3100
2013 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / ME0005719 / 7500
2004 Nitrate MR 12 SDWIS / ME0005719 / 1040
2004 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / ME0005719 / 1041

How Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc Compares

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

Metric Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 70 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 195 502 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 Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc water safe to drink? ▼
Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc (PWS ID: ME0005719) has 70 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 195 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc serve? ▼
Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc serves 195 people in Effingham, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc have? ▼
Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc has 70 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 68 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Province Lake Golf Enterprises Inc use? ▼
Province Lake Golf Enterprises 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.