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Community Water System · PWS ME0090460

Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept

Dixfield, Maine 04224 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,415 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,415
People served
67
EPA violations
28
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 67 drinking-water violations at Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept, 42% of them health-based - below the Maine per-system average.

67
Total EPA violations on record
42%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,415
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept

Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,415 residents in Dixfield, Maine (Oxford County) through 565 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 67 total violations for this system , of which 28 (42%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 24 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 16 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept's 67 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
1,415
Total Violations
67
Health-Based Violations
28
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
565
County
Oxford
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
16
Monitoring Violations
24
Treatment Tech Violations
12

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 16 1997
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 2024
Lead and Copper Rule TT 7 2004
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 1997
Thallium, Total MR 4 1993
Beryllium, Total MR 4 1993
Nitrate MR 4 1995
Antimony, Total MR 4 1993
CYANIDE MR 4 1993
Nickel MR 4 1993

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 Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept.

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 ME0090460 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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 SDWIS / ME0090460 / 7000
2004 Lead and Copper Rule TT 7 SDWIS / ME0090460 / 5000
1997 Coliform (TCR) MCL 16 SDWIS / ME0090460 / 3100
1997 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 SDWIS / ME0090460 / 0200
1995 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / ME0090460 / 1040
1993 Thallium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / ME0090460 / 1085
1993 Beryllium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / ME0090460 / 1075
1993 Antimony, Total MR 4 SDWIS / ME0090460 / 1074
1993 CYANIDE MR 4 SDWIS / ME0090460 / 1024
1993 Nickel MR 4 SDWIS / ME0090460 / 1036

How Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept Compares

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

Metric Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 67 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 28 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 1,415 502 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 Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept water safe to drink? ▼
Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept (PWS ID: ME0090460) has 67 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,415 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept serve? ▼
Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept serves 1,415 people in Dixfield, Maine. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 565 service connections.
What type of violations does Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept have? ▼
Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept has 67 total violations: 28 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 24 monitoring/reporting violations, and 12 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept use? ▼
Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept 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.