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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0006186

Presque Isle Country Club

Presque Isle, Maine 04769 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 300 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

300
People served
93
EPA violations
24
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 93 drinking-water violations at Presque Isle Country Club, 26% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

93
Total EPA violations on record
26%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
300
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Presque Isle Country Club

Presque Isle Country Club is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 300 residents in Presque Isle, Maine (Aroostook County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 93 total violations for this system , of which 24 (26%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 53 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 26 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%).

Presque Isle Country Club's 93 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
300
Total Violations
93
Health-Based Violations
24
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Aroostook
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
16
Monitoring Violations
53
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 26 2003
Nitrate MR 16 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 16 2003
Public Notice Other 10 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 8 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 2021
E. COLI MR 4 2022

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 Presque Isle Country Club.

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 ME0006186 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 Nitrate MR 16 SDWIS / ME0006186 / 1040
2025 Public Notice Other 10 SDWIS / ME0006186 / 7500
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 SDWIS / ME0006186 / 8000
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 8 SDWIS / ME0006186 / 8000
2022 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / ME0006186 / 3014
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 SDWIS / ME0006186 / 8000
2003 Coliform (TCR) MR 26 SDWIS / ME0006186 / 3100
2003 Coliform (TCR) MCL 16 SDWIS / ME0006186 / 3100

How Presque Isle Country Club Compares

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

Metric Presque Isle Country Club Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 93 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 24 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 300 502 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 Presque Isle Country Club water safe to drink? ▼
Presque Isle Country Club (PWS ID: ME0006186) has 93 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 300 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Presque Isle Country Club serve? ▼
Presque Isle Country Club serves 300 people in Presque Isle, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Presque Isle Country Club have? ▼
Presque Isle Country Club has 93 total violations: 24 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 53 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Presque Isle Country Club water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Presque Isle Country Club under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Presque Isle Country Club use? ▼
Presque Isle Country Club 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.