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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0012469

Belgrade Lakes Seafood

Belgrade Lakes, Maine 04918 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 105 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

105
People served
234
EPA violations
13
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 234 drinking-water violations at Belgrade Lakes Seafood, 6% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

234
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
105
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Belgrade Lakes Seafood

Belgrade Lakes Seafood is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 105 residents in Belgrade Lakes, Maine (Kennebec County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 234 total violations for this system , of which 13 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 178 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 119 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, 10 of 41 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (24.4%).

Belgrade Lakes Seafood's 234 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
105
Total Violations
234
Health-Based Violations
13
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Kennebec
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
178
Treatment Tech Violations
10

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 119 2015
Public Notice Other 32 2019
Nitrate MR 31 2017
Nitrite MR 21 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 10 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 10 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 2017
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 1999

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 Belgrade Lakes Seafood.

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 ME0012469 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
2019 Public Notice Other 32 SDWIS / ME0012469 / 7500
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 10 SDWIS / ME0012469 / 8000
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 10 SDWIS / ME0012469 / 8000
2017 Nitrate MR 31 SDWIS / ME0012469 / 1040
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 SDWIS / ME0012469 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 119 SDWIS / ME0012469 / 3100
2013 Nitrite MR 21 SDWIS / ME0012469 / 1041
1999 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / ME0012469 / 3100

How Belgrade Lakes Seafood Compares

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

Metric Belgrade Lakes Seafood Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 234 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 13 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 105 502 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 Belgrade Lakes Seafood water safe to drink? ▼
Belgrade Lakes Seafood (PWS ID: ME0012469) has 234 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 105 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Belgrade Lakes Seafood serve? ▼
Belgrade Lakes Seafood serves 105 people in Belgrade Lakes, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Belgrade Lakes Seafood have? ▼
Belgrade Lakes Seafood has 234 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 178 monitoring/reporting violations, and 10 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Belgrade Lakes Seafood water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Belgrade Lakes Seafood under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Belgrade Lakes Seafood use? ▼
Belgrade Lakes Seafood 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.