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Community Water System · PWS ME0091260

Mt Blue Standard Water District

Phillips, Maine 04966 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 650 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

650
People served
95
EPA violations
64
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 95 drinking-water violations at Mt Blue Standard Water District, 67% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

95
Total EPA violations on record
67%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
650
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Mt Blue Standard Water District

Mt Blue Standard Water District is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 650 residents in Phillips, Maine (Franklin County) through 260 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 95 total violations for this system , of which 64 (67%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 27 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 46 violations (TT, 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%).

Mt Blue Standard Water District's 95 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
650
Total Violations
95
Health-Based Violations
64
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
260
County
Franklin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
27
Treatment Tech Violations
54

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 46 1998
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2013
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 2000
Lead and Copper Rule TT 8 1998
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2009
TTHM MR 4 2008
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 2014
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2020

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 Mt Blue Standard 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 ME0091260 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
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / ME0091260 / 5000
2014 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 SDWIS / ME0091260 / 4010
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 13 SDWIS / ME0091260 / 3100
2009 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / ME0091260 / 7000
2008 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / ME0091260 / 2950
2008 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / ME0091260 / 2456
2000 Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 SDWIS / ME0091260 / 3100
1998 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 46 SDWIS / ME0091260 / 0200
1998 Lead and Copper Rule TT 8 SDWIS / ME0091260 / 5000

How Mt Blue Standard Water District Compares

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

Metric Mt Blue Standard Water District Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 95 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 64 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 650 502 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 Mt Blue Standard Water District water safe to drink? ▼
Mt Blue Standard Water District (PWS ID: ME0091260) has 95 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 650 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Mt Blue Standard Water District serve? ▼
Mt Blue Standard Water District serves 650 people in Phillips, Maine. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 260 service connections.
What type of violations does Mt Blue Standard Water District have? ▼
Mt Blue Standard Water District has 95 total violations: 64 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 27 monitoring/reporting violations, and 54 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Mt Blue Standard Water District water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Mt Blue Standard Water District under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Mt Blue Standard Water District use? ▼
Mt Blue Standard Water District 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.