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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0021229

St Froid Lake Camps & Campground

Eagle Lake, Maine 04739 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 70 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

70
People served
94
EPA violations
13
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 94 drinking-water violations at St Froid Lake Camps & Campground, 14% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

94
Total EPA violations on record
14%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
70
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: St Froid Lake Camps & Campground

St Froid Lake Camps & Campground is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 70 residents in Eagle Lake, Maine (Aroostook County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 94 total violations for this system , of which 13 (14%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 65 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 25 violations (MON). 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%).

St Froid Lake Camps & Campground's 94 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
70
Total Violations
94
Health-Based Violations
13
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Aroostook
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
65
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 25 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 24 2013
Nitrate MR 16 2024
Public Notice Other 13 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2011
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 5 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 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 St Froid Lake Camps & Campground.

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 ME0021229 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
2024 Nitrate MR 16 SDWIS / ME0021229 / 1040
2024 Public Notice Other 13 SDWIS / ME0021229 / 7500
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 25 SDWIS / ME0021229 / 8000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 5 SDWIS / ME0021229 / 8000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / ME0021229 / 8000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 24 SDWIS / ME0021229 / 3100
2011 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / ME0021229 / 3100

How St Froid Lake Camps & Campground Compares

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

Metric St Froid Lake Camps & Campground Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 94 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 70 502 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 St Froid Lake Camps & Campground water safe to drink? ▼
St Froid Lake Camps & Campground (PWS ID: ME0021229) has 94 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 70 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does St Froid Lake Camps & Campground serve? ▼
St Froid Lake Camps & Campground serves 70 people in Eagle Lake, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does St Froid Lake Camps & Campground have? ▼
St Froid Lake Camps & Campground has 94 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 65 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in St Froid Lake Camps & Campground water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for St Froid Lake Camps & Campground under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does St Froid Lake Camps & Campground use? ▼
St Froid Lake Camps & Campground 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.