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Community Water System · PWS ME0007990

Hidden Lake Village LLC

North Ogden, Maine 84414 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 133 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

133
People served
136
EPA violations
31
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 136 drinking-water violations at Hidden Lake Village LLC, 23% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

136
Total EPA violations on record
23%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
133
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Hidden Lake Village LLC

Hidden Lake Village LLC is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 133 residents in North Ogden, Maine (York County) through 53 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 136 total violations for this system , of which 31 (23%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 96 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 86 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%).

Hidden Lake Village LLC's 136 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
133
Total Violations
136
Health-Based Violations
31
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
53
County
York
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
31
Monitoring Violations
96
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 86 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 31 2001
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2023
Nitrate MR 3 1994
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2021

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 Hidden Lake Village LLC.

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 ME0007990 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
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / ME0007990 / 8000
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / ME0007990 / 7000
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / ME0007990 / 5000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 86 SDWIS / ME0007990 / 3100
2001 Coliform (TCR) MCL 31 SDWIS / ME0007990 / 3100
1994 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / ME0007990 / 1040

How Hidden Lake Village LLC Compares

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

Metric Hidden Lake Village LLC Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 136 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 31 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 133 502 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 Hidden Lake Village LLC water safe to drink? ▼
Hidden Lake Village LLC (PWS ID: ME0007990) has 136 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 133 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Hidden Lake Village LLC serve? ▼
Hidden Lake Village LLC serves 133 people in North Ogden, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 53 service connections.
What type of violations does Hidden Lake Village LLC have? ▼
Hidden Lake Village LLC has 136 total violations: 31 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 96 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Hidden Lake Village LLC water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Hidden Lake Village LLC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Hidden Lake Village LLC use? ▼
Hidden Lake Village LLC 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.