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Community Water System · PWS ME0091000

Milo Water District

Milo, Maine 04463 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,720 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,720
People served
380
EPA violations
351
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 380 drinking-water violations at Milo Water District, 92% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

380
Total EPA violations on record
92%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,720
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Milo Water District

Milo Water District is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,720 residents in Milo, Maine (Piscataquis County) through 688 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 380 total violations for this system , of which 351 (92%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 25 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 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 191 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%).

Milo Water District's 380 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
1,720
Total Violations
380
Health-Based Violations
351
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
688
County
Piscataquis
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
346
Monitoring Violations
25
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 191 2012
TTHM MCL 155 2012
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2010
Thallium, Total MR 3 1993
Beryllium, Total MR 3 1993
Antimony, Total MR 3 1993
Nickel MR 3 1993
CYANIDE MR 3 1993
Nitrite MR 3 2008
Nitrate MR 3 2008

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 Milo 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 ME0091000 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 SDWIS / ME0091000 / 0200
2012 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 191 SDWIS / ME0091000 / 2456
2012 TTHM MCL 155 SDWIS / ME0091000 / 2950
2010 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / ME0091000 / 5000
2008 Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / ME0091000 / 1041
2008 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / ME0091000 / 1040
1993 Thallium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / ME0091000 / 1085
1993 Beryllium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / ME0091000 / 1075
1993 Antimony, Total MR 3 SDWIS / ME0091000 / 1074
1993 Nickel MR 3 SDWIS / ME0091000 / 1036
1993 CYANIDE MR 3 SDWIS / ME0091000 / 1024

How Milo Water District Compares

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

Metric Milo Water District Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 380 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 351 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 1,720 502 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 Milo Water District water safe to drink? ▼
Milo Water District (PWS ID: ME0091000) has 380 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,720 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Milo Water District serve? ▼
Milo Water District serves 1,720 people in Milo, Maine. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 688 service connections.
What type of violations does Milo Water District have? ▼
Milo Water District has 380 total violations: 351 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 25 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Milo Water District water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Milo Water District under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Milo Water District use? ▼
Milo 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.