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Community Water System · PWS ME0090230

Bridgton Water District

Bridgton, Maine 04009 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 3,660 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,660
People served
48
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 48 drinking-water violations at Bridgton Water District, 13% of them health-based - below the Maine per-system average.

48
Total EPA violations on record
13%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,660
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bridgton Water District

Bridgton Water District is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,660 residents in Bridgton, Maine (Cumberland County) through 1,464 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 48 total violations for this system , of which 6 (13%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 38 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 12 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%).

Bridgton Water District's 48 violations sit below 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
3,660
Total Violations
48
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,464
County
Cumberland
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
38
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 12 2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 12 2018
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2020
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2008
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2002
Nitrate MR 3 1995
Public Notice Other 2 2017
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2022

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 Bridgton Water District.

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 ME0090230 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
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / ME0090230 / 7000
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / ME0090230 / 5000
2018 TTHM MR 12 SDWIS / ME0090230 / 2950
2018 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 12 SDWIS / ME0090230 / 2456
2017 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / ME0090230 / 7500
2008 Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 SDWIS / ME0090230 / 3100
2002 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / ME0090230 / 3100
1995 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / ME0090230 / 1040

How Bridgton Water District Compares

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

Metric Bridgton Water District Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 48 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 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 3,660 502 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 Bridgton Water District water safe to drink? ▼
Bridgton Water District (PWS ID: ME0090230) has 48 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,660 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bridgton Water District serve? ▼
Bridgton Water District serves 3,660 people in Bridgton, Maine. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,464 service connections.
What type of violations does Bridgton Water District have? ▼
Bridgton Water District has 48 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 38 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bridgton Water District water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bridgton Water District under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bridgton Water District use? ▼
Bridgton Water District uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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.