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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0025989

Maritime Farms South China

Lawrenceville, Maine 30046 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 25 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

25
People served
541
EPA violations
30
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 541 drinking-water violations at Maritime Farms South China, 6% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

541
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
25
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Maritime Farms South China

Maritime Farms South China is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 25 residents in Lawrenceville, Maine (Kennebec County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 541 total violations for this system , of which 30 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 495 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 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%).

Maritime Farms South China's 541 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
25
Total Violations
541
Health-Based Violations
30
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Kennebec
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
30
Monitoring Violations
495
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 286 2012
Nitrate MR 118 2017
Nitrite MR 79 2008
Coliform (TCR) MCL 30 2010
Public Notice Other 14 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 2024

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 Maritime Farms South China.

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 ME0025989 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 SDWIS / ME0025989 / 8000
2017 Nitrate MR 118 SDWIS / ME0025989 / 1040
2013 Public Notice Other 14 SDWIS / ME0025989 / 7500
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 286 SDWIS / ME0025989 / 3100
2010 Coliform (TCR) MCL 30 SDWIS / ME0025989 / 3100
2008 Nitrite MR 79 SDWIS / ME0025989 / 1041

How Maritime Farms South China Compares

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

Metric Maritime Farms South China Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 541 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 30 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 25 502 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 Maritime Farms South China water safe to drink? ▼
Maritime Farms South China (PWS ID: ME0025989) has 541 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 25 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Maritime Farms South China serve? ▼
Maritime Farms South China serves 25 people in Lawrenceville, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Maritime Farms South China have? ▼
Maritime Farms South China has 541 total violations: 30 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 495 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Maritime Farms South China water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Maritime Farms South China under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Maritime Farms South China use? ▼
Maritime Farms South China 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.