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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0093919

Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground

Augusta, Maine 04333-0107 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 125 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

125
People served
102
EPA violations
11
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 102 drinking-water violations at Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground, 11% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

102
Total EPA violations on record
11%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
125
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground

Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground is a state-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 125 residents in Augusta, Maine (Franklin County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 102 total violations for this system , of which 11 (11%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 71 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 32 violations (MON). 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%).

Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground's 102 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
125
Total Violations
102
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
State
Connections
1
County
Franklin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
71
Treatment Tech Violations
11

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 32 2024
Nitrate MR 18 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2009
Public Notice Other 13 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 11 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 7 2018
Nitrite MR 5 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 Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground.

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 ME0093919 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
2025 Public Notice Other 13 SDWIS / ME0093919 / 7500
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 32 SDWIS / ME0093919 / 8000
2022 Nitrate MR 18 SDWIS / ME0093919 / 1040
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 11 SDWIS / ME0093919 / 8000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 7 SDWIS / ME0093919 / 8000
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 16 SDWIS / ME0093919 / 3100
2009 Nitrite MR 5 SDWIS / ME0093919 / 1041

How Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground Compares

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

Metric Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 102 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 11 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 125 502 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 Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground water safe to drink? ▼
Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground (PWS ID: ME0093919) has 102 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 125 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground serve? ▼
Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground serves 125 people in Augusta, Maine. It is a State-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground have? ▼
Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground has 102 total violations: 11 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 71 monitoring/reporting violations, and 11 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground use? ▼
Mdoc State Park-Rangeley Campground uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.