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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0007725

Salmon Falls River Camping Resort

Lebanon, Maine 04027 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 500 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

500
People served
82
EPA violations
8
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 82 drinking-water violations at Salmon Falls River Camping Resort, 10% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

82
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
500
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Salmon Falls River Camping Resort

Salmon Falls River Camping Resort is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 500 residents in Lebanon, Maine (York County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 82 total violations for this system , of which 8 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 65 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 Nitrate, recorded in 25 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%).

Salmon Falls River Camping Resort's 82 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
500
Total Violations
82
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
York
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
65
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 25 2010
Coliform (TCR) MR 20 2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2010
Public Notice Other 7 2025
Nitrite MR 4 2012
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 1 2024

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 Salmon Falls River Camping Resort.

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 ME0007725 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 7 SDWIS / ME0007725 / 7500
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 SDWIS / ME0007725 / 8000
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 1 SDWIS / ME0007725 / 8000
2012 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / ME0007725 / 1041
2010 Nitrate MR 25 SDWIS / ME0007725 / 1040
2010 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / ME0007725 / 3100
2008 Coliform (TCR) MR 20 SDWIS / ME0007725 / 3100

How Salmon Falls River Camping Resort Compares

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

Metric Salmon Falls River Camping Resort Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 82 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 8 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 500 502 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 Salmon Falls River Camping Resort water safe to drink? ▼
Salmon Falls River Camping Resort (PWS ID: ME0007725) has 82 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 500 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Salmon Falls River Camping Resort serve? ▼
Salmon Falls River Camping Resort serves 500 people in Lebanon, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Salmon Falls River Camping Resort have? ▼
Salmon Falls River Camping Resort has 82 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 65 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Salmon Falls River Camping Resort water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Salmon Falls River Camping Resort under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Salmon Falls River Camping Resort use? ▼
Salmon Falls River Camping Resort 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.