Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0023047

Chippers Restaurant & Deli

Hancock, Maine 04640 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 130 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

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

130
People served: 857
EPA violations: 7
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 857 drinking-water violations at Chippers Restaurant & Deli, 1% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

857
Total EPA violations on record: 1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 130
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Chippers Restaurant & Deli

Chippers Restaurant & Deli is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 130 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 857 total violations for this system , of which 7 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 844 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 286 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%).

Chippers Restaurant & Deli's 857 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

130

Total Violations

857

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Transient Non-Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 1
County: Hancock
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 7
Monitoring Violations: 844
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	286	2008
Nitrate	MR	232	2025
Nitrite	MR	50	2005
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	14	2003
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	14	2003
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	14	2003
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	14	2003
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	14	2003
Xylenes, Total	MR	14	2003
Vinyl chloride	MR	13	2003
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	13	2003
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	13	2003
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	13	2003
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	13	2003
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	13	2003
Trichloroethylene	MR	13	2003
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	13	2003
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	13	2003
Toluene	MR	12	2003
Ethylbenzene	MR	12	2003
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	12	2003
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	12	2003
Benzene	MR	12	2003
Styrene	MR	12	2003
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	7	2002
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	3	2025
Public Notice	Other	2	2003

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 Chippers Restaurant & Deli.

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 ME0023047 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	Nitrate	MR	232	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 1040
2025	Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	3	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 8000
2008	Coliform (TCR)	MR	286	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 3100
2005	Nitrite	MR	50	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 1041
2003	DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	14	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 2964
2003	o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	14	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 2968
2003	p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	14	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 2969
2003	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	14	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 2378
2003	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	14	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 2380
2003	Xylenes, Total	MR	14	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 2955
2003	Vinyl chloride	MR	13	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 2976
2003	1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	13	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 2977
2003	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	13	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 2979
2003	1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	13	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 2980
2003	Carbon tetrachloride	MR	13	SDWIS / ME0023047 / 2982

How Chippers Restaurant & Deli Compares

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

Metric	Chippers Restaurant & Deli	Maine avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	857	79.8	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	7	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	130	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 Chippers Restaurant & Deli water safe to drink? ▼

Chippers Restaurant & Deli (PWS ID: ME0023047) has 857 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 130 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Chippers Restaurant & Deli serve? ▼

Chippers Restaurant & Deli serves 130 people in Hancock, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.

What type of violations does Chippers Restaurant & Deli have? ▼

Chippers Restaurant & Deli has 857 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 844 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Chippers Restaurant & Deli water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Chippers Restaurant & Deli under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Chippers Restaurant & Deli use? ▼

Chippers Restaurant & Deli 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.