Question 1

Is Berwick Water Department water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Berwick Water Department (PWS ID: ME0090150) has 166 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,470 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Berwick Water Department serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Berwick Water Department serves 2,470 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Saco or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 988 service connections. The operator address is listed in Saco, Maine.

Question 3

What type of violations does Berwick Water Department have?

Accepted Answer

Berwick Water Department has 166 total violations: 81 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 82 monitoring/reporting violations, and 15 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Berwick Water Department water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Berwick Water Department under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Berwick Water Department use?

Accepted Answer

Berwick Water Department uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Berwick Water Department sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Berwick Water Department ranks #12,060 of 29,740 by people served, and #49 of 193 in Maine. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Berwick Water Department's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Berwick Water Department has 166 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 17% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 83% of that cohort has fewer violations than Berwick Water Department. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MCL	42	2019
TTHM	MCL	13	2005
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	11	1996
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	9	1997
TTHM	MR	8	2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	8	2022
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	4	2004
CYANIDE	MR	4	2008
Nickel	MR	4	2008
Antimony, Total	MR	4	2008
Beryllium, Total	MR	4	2008
Thallium, Total	MR	4	2008
Endrin	MR	2	2014
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2014
Simazine	MR	2	2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2014
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2014
Atrazine	MR	2	2014
LASSO	MR	2	2014
Heptachlor	MR	2	2014
Toxaphene	MR	2	2014
Chlordane	MR	2	2014
Dalapon	MR	2	2014
Picloram	MR	2	2014
Dinoseb	MR	2	2014
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	2014
OXAMYL	MR	2	2014
Carbofuran	MR	2	2014
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2014

Berwick Water Department

Berwick Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Berwick Water Department

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served