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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0019598

Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc

Hancock, Maine 04640 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 192 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

192
People served
394
EPA violations
19
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 394 drinking-water violations at Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc, 5% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

394
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
192
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc

Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 192 residents in Hancock, Maine (Hancock County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 394 total violations for this system , of which 19 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 351 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 221 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%).

Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc's 394 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
192
Total Violations
394
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Hancock
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
15
Monitoring Violations
351
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 221 2015
Nitrate MR 70 2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 36 2025
Nitrite MR 24 2005
Public Notice Other 17 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 15 2002
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 2025
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 Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc.

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 ME0019598 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 36 SDWIS / ME0019598 / 8000
2025 Public Notice Other 17 SDWIS / ME0019598 / 7500
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 SDWIS / ME0019598 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 SDWIS / ME0019598 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 221 SDWIS / ME0019598 / 3100
2008 Nitrate MR 70 SDWIS / ME0019598 / 1040
2005 Nitrite MR 24 SDWIS / ME0019598 / 1041
2002 Coliform (TCR) MCL 15 SDWIS / ME0019598 / 3100

How Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc Compares

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

Metric Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 394 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 19 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 192 502 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 Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc water safe to drink? ▼
Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc (PWS ID: ME0019598) has 394 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 192 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc serve? ▼
Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc serves 192 people in Hancock, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc have? ▼
Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc has 394 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 351 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc use? ▼
Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant Inc 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.