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Jay Village Water District

Jay, Maine 04239 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 975 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

975
People served
124
EPA violations
36
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 124 drinking-water violations at Jay Village Water District, 29% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

124
Total EPA violations on record
29%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
975
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Jay Village Water District

Jay Village Water District is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 975 residents in Jay, Maine (Franklin County) through 390 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 124 total violations for this system , of which 36 (29%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 72 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 53 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%).

Jay Village Water District's 124 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
975
Total Violations
124
Health-Based Violations
36
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
390
County
Franklin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
36
Monitoring Violations
72
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 53 2012
TTHM MCL 16 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 12 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2010
TTHM MR 8 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2023
Public Notice Other 4 2013
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 3 2010

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 Jay Village 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 ME0090740 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
2023 TTHM MR 8 SDWIS / ME0090740 / 2950
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / ME0090740 / 2456
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / ME0090740 / 7000
2022 TTHM MCL 16 SDWIS / ME0090740 / 2950
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 12 SDWIS / ME0090740 / 2456
2013 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / ME0090740 / 7500
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 53 SDWIS / ME0090740 / 3100
2010 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / ME0090740 / 3100
2010 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 3 SDWIS / ME0090740 / 0600

How Jay Village Water District Compares

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

Metric Jay Village Water District Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 124 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 36 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 975 502 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 Jay Village Water District water safe to drink? ▼
Jay Village Water District (PWS ID: ME0090740) has 124 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 975 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Jay Village Water District serve? ▼
Jay Village Water District serves 975 people in Jay, Maine. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 390 service connections.
What type of violations does Jay Village Water District have? ▼
Jay Village Water District has 124 total violations: 36 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 72 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Jay Village Water District water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Jay Village Water District under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Jay Village Water District use? ▼
Jay Village Water District uses Surface Water 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.