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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0005775

Meadowbrook Camping Area

Phippsburg, Maine 04562 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 377 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

377
People served
78
EPA violations
20
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 78 drinking-water violations at Meadowbrook Camping Area, 26% of them health-based - below the Maine per-system average.

78
Total EPA violations on record
26%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
377
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Meadowbrook Camping Area

Meadowbrook Camping Area is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 377 residents in Phippsburg, Maine (Sagadahoc 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 20 (26%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 44 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 32 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%).

Meadowbrook Camping Area'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
377
Total Violations
78
Health-Based Violations
20
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Sagadahoc
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
16
Monitoring Violations
44
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 32 2012
Public Notice Other 14 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 4 2023
E. COLI MR 4 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 2023

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 Meadowbrook Camping Area.

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 ME0005775 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
2025 Public Notice Other 14 SDWIS / ME0005775 / 7500
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / ME0005775 / 8000
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 4 SDWIS / ME0005775 / 8000
2023 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / ME0005775 / 3014
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 SDWIS / ME0005775 / 8000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / ME0005775 / 3100
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 32 SDWIS / ME0005775 / 3100

How Meadowbrook Camping Area Compares

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

Metric Meadowbrook Camping Area Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 78 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 20 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 377 502 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 Meadowbrook Camping Area water safe to drink? ▼
Meadowbrook Camping Area (PWS ID: ME0005775) has 78 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 377 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Meadowbrook Camping Area serve? ▼
Meadowbrook Camping Area serves 377 people in Phippsburg, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Meadowbrook Camping Area have? ▼
Meadowbrook Camping Area has 78 total violations: 20 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 44 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Meadowbrook Camping Area water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Meadowbrook Camping Area under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Meadowbrook Camping Area use? ▼
Meadowbrook Camping Area 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.