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Community Water System · PWS ME0007968

Loring Woods Park

Houlton, Maine 04730 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 55 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

55
People served
191
EPA violations
32
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 191 drinking-water violations at Loring Woods Park, 17% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

191
Total EPA violations on record
17%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
55
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Loring Woods Park

Loring Woods Park is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 55 residents in Houlton, Maine (Aroostook County) through 22 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 191 total violations for this system , of which 32 (17%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 152 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2013.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 32 violations (MCL, health-based). 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, 10 of 41 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (24.4%).

Loring Woods Park's 191 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
55
Total Violations
191
Health-Based Violations
32
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
22
County
Aroostook
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
32
Monitoring Violations
152
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 32 2007
Nitrate MR 27 2012
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 1998
Nitrite MR 4 2005
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2011
Endrin MR 4 2011
BHC-GAMMA MR 4 2011
Methoxychlor MR 4 2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 2011
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 2011
Atrazine MR 4 2011
LASSO MR 4 2011
Heptachlor MR 4 2011
Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 2011
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 4 2011
Chlordane MR 4 2011
Aldicarb MR 4 2011
Public Notice Other 4 2013
Dalapon MR 4 2011
OXAMYL MR 4 2011
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2011
Toxaphene MR 4 2011
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2011
Picloram MR 4 2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 2011
Simazine MR 4 2011
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 4 2011
Aldicarb sulfone MR 4 2011
Dinoseb MR 4 2011
TTHM MR 4 2011

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 Loring Woods Park.

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 ME0007968 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
2013 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 7500
2012 Nitrate MR 27 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 1040
2011 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 2456
2011 Endrin MR 4 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 2005
2011 BHC-GAMMA MR 4 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 2010
2011 Methoxychlor MR 4 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 2015
2011 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 2039
2011 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 2042
2011 Atrazine MR 4 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 2050
2011 LASSO MR 4 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 2051
2011 Heptachlor MR 4 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 2065
2011 Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 2067
2011 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 4 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 2383
2011 Chlordane MR 4 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 2959
2011 Aldicarb MR 4 SDWIS / ME0007968 / 2047

How Loring Woods Park Compares

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

Metric Loring Woods Park Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 191 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 32 12.7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 24.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 55 502 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 Loring Woods Park water safe to drink? ▼
Loring Woods Park (PWS ID: ME0007968) has 191 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 55 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Loring Woods Park serve? ▼
Loring Woods Park serves 55 people in Houlton, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 22 service connections.
What type of violations does Loring Woods Park have? ▼
Loring Woods Park has 191 total violations: 32 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 152 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Loring Woods Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Loring Woods Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Loring Woods Park use? ▼
Loring Woods Park uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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.