Question 1

Is Northern Lights Motel water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Northern Lights Motel (PWS ID: ME0006189) has 218 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 30 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Northern Lights Motel serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Northern Lights Motel serves 30 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Presque Isle or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Presque Isle, Maine.

Question 3

What type of violations does Northern Lights Motel have?

Accepted Answer

Northern Lights Motel has 218 total violations: 27 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 163 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Northern Lights Motel water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Northern Lights Motel under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Northern Lights Motel use?

Accepted Answer

Northern Lights Motel uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How does Northern Lights Motel's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Northern Lights Motel has 218 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 13% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 87% of that cohort has fewer violations than Northern Lights Motel. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	45	2015
Nitrate	MR	26	2009
Public Notice	Other	20	2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	18	2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MCL	12	2020
E. COLI	MR	10	2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule	TT	8	2019
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	7	2003
Nitrite	MR	5	2004
Xylenes, Total	MR	3	1998
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	1998
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	1998
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	1998
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	3	1998
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	3	1998
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	3	1998
Ethylbenzene	MR	3	1998
Styrene	MR	3	1998
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	3	1998
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	3	1998
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	3	1998
Benzene	MR	3	1998
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	1998
Trichloroethylene	MR	3	1998
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	3	1998
Vinyl chloride	MR	3	1998
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	3	1998
Toluene	MR	3	1998
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	1	1998
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	1	1998

Northern Lights Motel

Northern Lights Motel standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Northern Lights Motel

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load