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Community Water System · PWS ME0090815

Pond Acres LLC

Scarborough, Maine 04070 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 65 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

65
People served
79
EPA violations
41
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 79 drinking-water violations at Pond Acres LLC, 52% of them health-based - below the Maine per-system average.

79
Total EPA violations on record
52%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
65
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pond Acres LLC

Pond Acres LLC is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 65 residents in Scarborough, Maine (Kennebec County) through 25 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 79 total violations for this system , of which 41 (52%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 18 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2012.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 15 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, 10 of 41 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (24.4%).

Pond Acres LLC's 79 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
65
Total Violations
79
Health-Based Violations
41
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
25
County
Kennebec
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
38
Monitoring Violations
18
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 15 2005
Arsenic MCL 14 2004
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 2005
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2010
Combined Uranium MCL 9 2005
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2012
Lead and Copper Rule TT 3 1996

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 Pond Acres LLC.

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 ME0090815 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
2012 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / ME0090815 / 5000
2010 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 SDWIS / ME0090815 / 7000
2005 Coliform (TCR) MCL 15 SDWIS / ME0090815 / 3100
2005 Coliform (TCR) MR 12 SDWIS / ME0090815 / 3100
2005 Combined Uranium MCL 9 SDWIS / ME0090815 / 4006
2004 Arsenic MCL 14 SDWIS / ME0090815 / 1005
1996 Lead and Copper Rule TT 3 SDWIS / ME0090815 / 5000

How Pond Acres LLC Compares

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

Metric Pond Acres LLC Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 79 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 41 12.7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 24.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 65 502 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 Pond Acres LLC water safe to drink? ▼
Pond Acres LLC (PWS ID: ME0090815) has 79 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 65 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pond Acres LLC serve? ▼
Pond Acres LLC serves 65 people in Scarborough, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 25 service connections.
What type of violations does Pond Acres LLC have? ▼
Pond Acres LLC has 79 total violations: 41 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 18 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pond Acres LLC water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pond Acres LLC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pond Acres LLC use? ▼
Pond Acres LLC 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.