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St Francis Water District

St Francis, Maine 04774 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
665
EPA violations
160
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 665 drinking-water violations at St Francis Water District, 24% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

665
Total EPA violations on record
24%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: St Francis Water District

St Francis Water District is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in St Francis, Maine (Aroostook County) through 40 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 665 total violations for this system , of which 160 (24%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 457 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 88 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%).

St Francis Water District's 665 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
100
Total Violations
665
Health-Based Violations
160
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
40
County
Aroostook
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
101
Monitoring Violations
457
Treatment Tech Violations
59

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 88 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 81 2010
Lead and Copper Rule MR 59 2020
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 47 2010
Public Notice Other 26 2013
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 15 2013
Antimony, Total MR 13 2009
Beryllium, Total MR 13 2009
Thallium, Total MR 13 2009
TTHM MCL 13 2007
Nickel MR 13 2009
TTHM MR 10 2009
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 2009
CYANIDE MR 9 2007
Lead and Copper Rule TT 8 2017
Endrin MR 8 2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 8 2017
Atrazine MR 8 2017
LASSO MR 8 2017
Heptachlor MR 8 2017
Heptachlor epoxide MR 8 2017
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 8 2017
BHC-GAMMA MR 8 2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 8 2017
Methoxychlor MR 8 2017
Simazine MR 8 2017
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 8 2017
Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 2010
Radium-228 MR 5 2011
Chromium MR 4 2009

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 St Francis 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 ME0091390 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 59 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 5000
2017 Lead and Copper Rule TT 8 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 5000
2017 Endrin MR 8 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 2005
2017 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 8 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 2039
2017 Atrazine MR 8 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 2050
2017 LASSO MR 8 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 2051
2017 Heptachlor MR 8 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 2065
2017 Heptachlor epoxide MR 8 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 2067
2017 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 8 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 2274
2017 BHC-GAMMA MR 8 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 2010
2017 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 8 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 2035
2017 Methoxychlor MR 8 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 2015
2017 Simazine MR 8 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 2037
2017 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 8 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 2042
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 SDWIS / ME0091390 / 8000

How St Francis Water District Compares

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

Metric St Francis Water District Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 665 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 160 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 100 502 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 St Francis Water District water safe to drink? ▼
St Francis Water District (PWS ID: ME0091390) has 665 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does St Francis Water District serve? ▼
St Francis Water District serves 100 people in St Francis, Maine. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 40 service connections.
What type of violations does St Francis Water District have? ▼
St Francis Water District has 665 total violations: 160 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 457 monitoring/reporting violations, and 59 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in St Francis Water District water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for St Francis Water District under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does St Francis Water District use? ▼
St Francis 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.