Community Water System · PWS ME0090760
Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Wells WD
Operator location Kennebunk, Maine - larger served population (> 3,309) at 35,663 people served; 33 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 35,663
- People served (this PWS)
- 33
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 1
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Wells WD standing, mid SDWIS violation third
35,663 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 3% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #1,557 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Wells WD lands in the middle third by violation volume (33), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (35,663; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 3% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #1,557 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #3 of 193
- Population · ME
- 33
- Total EPA violations on record
- 3%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 14,265
- County
- York
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 1
- Monitoring Violations
- 25
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diquat | MR | 6 | 2016 |
| Endothall | MR | 6 | 2016 |
| Asbestos | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 4 | 2024 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 3 | 2016 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 3 | 2016 |
| Chlordane | MR | 3 | 2016 |
| TTHM | MCL | 1 | 1984 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Wells WD has 33 recorded EPA violations, 45% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 54% carry more. 3% of this system's own violations are health-based (1 of 33), and it ranks #1,557 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
33 Lower than most fewer violations than 54% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 464 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeS | 8/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/21/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/21/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/21/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/21/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/21/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/21/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/21/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/21/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/21/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/21/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/21/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Wells WD
EPA SDWIS lists 35,663 people served and 14,265 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
33 violations · 35,663 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Wells WD
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
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