Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0022597

Shelbys Cafe LLC

St Albans, Maine 04971 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 150 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

150
People served: 1,500
EPA violations: 41
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,500 drinking-water violations at Shelbys Cafe LLC, 3% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

1,500
Total EPA violations on record: 3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 150
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Shelbys Cafe LLC

Shelbys Cafe LLC is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 150 residents in St Albans, Maine (Somerset County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,500 total violations for this system , of which 41 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,429 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 281 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%).

Shelbys Cafe LLC's 1,500 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

150

Total Violations

1,500

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Transient Non-Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 1
County: Somerset
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 41
Monitoring Violations: 1,429
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	281	2014
Nitrate	MR	113	2024
Toluene	MR	50	2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	49	2025
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	45	2008
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	45	2008
Vinyl chloride	MR	45	2008
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	45	2008
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	45	2008
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	45	2008
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	45	2008
Benzene	MR	45	2008
Ethylbenzene	MR	45	2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	45	2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	45	2008
Xylenes, Total	MR	45	2008
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	45	2008
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	45	2008
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	45	2008
Trichloroethylene	MR	45	2008
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	45	2008
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	45	2008
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	45	2008
Styrene	MR	45	2008
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	41	2011
Nitrite	MR	36	2011
Public Notice	Other	28	2025

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 Shelbys Cafe LLC.

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 ME0022597 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	49	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 8000
2025	Public Notice	Other	28	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 7500
2024	Nitrate	MR	113	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 1040
2014	Coliform (TCR)	MR	281	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 3100
2011	Coliform (TCR)	MCL	41	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 3100
2011	Nitrite	MR	36	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 1041
2008	Toluene	MR	50	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 2991
2008	DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	45	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 2964
2008	o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	45	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 2968
2008	Vinyl chloride	MR	45	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 2976
2008	1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	45	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 2980
2008	1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	45	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 2981
2008	1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	45	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 2983
2008	1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	45	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 2985
2008	Benzene	MR	45	SDWIS / ME0022597 / 2990

How Shelbys Cafe LLC Compares

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

Metric	Shelbys Cafe LLC	Maine avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	1,500	79.8	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	41	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	150	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 Shelbys Cafe LLC water safe to drink? ▼

Shelbys Cafe LLC (PWS ID: ME0022597) has 1500 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 150 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Shelbys Cafe LLC serve? ▼

Shelbys Cafe LLC serves 150 people in St Albans, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.

What type of violations does Shelbys Cafe LLC have? ▼

Shelbys Cafe LLC has 1,500 total violations: 41 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,429 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Shelbys Cafe LLC water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Shelbys Cafe LLC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Shelbys Cafe LLC use? ▼

Shelbys Cafe LLC 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.