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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0009181

Waldo County Technical Center

Waldo, Maine 04915 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 181 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

181
People served
104
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 104 drinking-water violations at Waldo County Technical Center, 14% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

104
Total EPA violations on record
14%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
181
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Waldo County Technical Center

Waldo County Technical Center is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 181 residents in Waldo, Maine (Waldo County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 104 total violations for this system , of which 15 (14%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 80 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 11 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%).

Waldo County Technical Center's 104 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
181
Total Violations
104
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Waldo
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
9
Monitoring Violations
80
Treatment Tech Violations
6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2013
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2023
Public Notice Other 5 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 5 2020
Barium MR 5 2019
Chromium MR 5 2019
Fluoride MR 5 2019
Mercury MR 5 2019
Antimony, Total MR 5 2019
Beryllium, Total MR 5 2019
Thallium, Total MR 5 2019
Selenium MR 5 2019
Nickel MR 5 2019
Cadmium MR 5 2019
Arsenic MR 5 2019
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2002
Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 2 2020

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 Waldo County Technical Center.

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 ME0009181 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 5000
2022 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 7500
2022 Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 5000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 5 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 8000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 2 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 8000
2019 Barium MR 5 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 1010
2019 Chromium MR 5 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 1020
2019 Fluoride MR 5 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 1025
2019 Mercury MR 5 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 1035
2019 Antimony, Total MR 5 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 1074
2019 Beryllium, Total MR 5 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 1075
2019 Thallium, Total MR 5 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 1085
2019 Selenium MR 5 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 1045
2019 Nickel MR 5 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 1036
2019 Cadmium MR 5 SDWIS / ME0009181 / 1015

How Waldo County Technical Center Compares

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

Metric Waldo County Technical Center Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 104 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 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 181 502 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 Waldo County Technical Center water safe to drink? ▼
Waldo County Technical Center (PWS ID: ME0009181) has 104 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 181 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Waldo County Technical Center serve? ▼
Waldo County Technical Center serves 181 people in Waldo, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Waldo County Technical Center have? ▼
Waldo County Technical Center has 104 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 80 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Waldo County Technical Center water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Waldo County Technical Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Waldo County Technical Center use? ▼
Waldo County Technical Center uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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.