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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0005854

Deans Motor Lodge

Portage, Maine 04768 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 175 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

175
People served
293
EPA violations
40
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 293 drinking-water violations at Deans Motor Lodge, 14% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

293
Total EPA violations on record
14%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
175
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Deans Motor Lodge

Deans Motor Lodge is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 175 residents in Portage, Maine (Aroostook County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 293 total violations for this system , of which 40 (14%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 188 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 124 violations (MON). 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%).

Deans Motor Lodge's 293 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
175
Total Violations
293
Health-Based Violations
40
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Aroostook
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
23
Monitoring Violations
188
Treatment Tech Violations
17

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 124 2025
Public Notice Other 63 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 51 2009
Coliform (TCR) MCL 23 2007
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 17 2024
Nitrate MR 7 2023
E. COLI MR 6 2020

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 Deans Motor Lodge.

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 ME0005854 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 124 SDWIS / ME0005854 / 8000
2025 Public Notice Other 63 SDWIS / ME0005854 / 7500
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 17 SDWIS / ME0005854 / 8000
2023 Nitrate MR 7 SDWIS / ME0005854 / 1040
2020 E. COLI MR 6 SDWIS / ME0005854 / 3014
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 51 SDWIS / ME0005854 / 3100
2007 Coliform (TCR) MCL 23 SDWIS / ME0005854 / 3100

How Deans Motor Lodge Compares

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

Metric Deans Motor Lodge Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 293 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 40 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 175 502 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 Deans Motor Lodge water safe to drink? ▼
Deans Motor Lodge (PWS ID: ME0005854) has 293 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 175 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Deans Motor Lodge serve? ▼
Deans Motor Lodge serves 175 people in Portage, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Deans Motor Lodge have? ▼
Deans Motor Lodge has 293 total violations: 40 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 188 monitoring/reporting violations, and 17 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Deans Motor Lodge water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Deans Motor Lodge under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Deans Motor Lodge use? ▼
Deans Motor Lodge 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.