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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0018172

Skydive New England

Lebanon, Maine 04027 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 218 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

218
People served
239
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 239 drinking-water violations at Skydive New England, 4% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

239
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
218
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Skydive New England

Skydive New England is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 218 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 239 total violations for this system , of which 9 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 219 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 170 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%).

Skydive New England's 239 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
218
Total Violations
239
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
York
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
219
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 170 2014
Nitrate MR 24 2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 21 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2009
Nitrite MR 4 2003
Public Notice Other 4 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 2017

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 Skydive New England.

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 ME0018172 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 21 SDWIS / ME0018172 / 8000
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 SDWIS / ME0018172 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 SDWIS / ME0018172 / 8000
2015 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / ME0018172 / 7500
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 170 SDWIS / ME0018172 / 3100
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 SDWIS / ME0018172 / 3100
2008 Nitrate MR 24 SDWIS / ME0018172 / 1040
2003 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / ME0018172 / 1041

How Skydive New England Compares

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

Metric Skydive New England Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 239 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 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 218 502 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 Skydive New England water safe to drink? ▼
Skydive New England (PWS ID: ME0018172) has 239 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 218 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Skydive New England serve? ▼
Skydive New England serves 218 people in Lebanon, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Skydive New England have? ▼
Skydive New England has 239 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 219 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Skydive New England water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Skydive New England under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Skydive New England use? ▼
Skydive New England 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.