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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0094004

Cives Steel-New England Div

Augusta, Maine 04332 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 120 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

120
People served
84
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 84 drinking-water violations at Cives Steel-New England Div, 6% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

84
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
120
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Cives Steel-New England Div

Cives Steel-New England Div is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 120 residents in Augusta, Maine (Kennebec County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 84 total violations for this system , of which 5 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 73 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 19 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, 10 of 41 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (24.4%).

Cives Steel-New England Div's 84 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
120
Total Violations
84
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Kennebec
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
73
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2010
Arsenic MR 14 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2022
Dalapon MR 4 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2002
Public Notice Other 4 2024
Barium MR 2 2017
Fluoride MR 2 2017
Mercury MR 2 2017
Beryllium, Total MR 2 2017
Thallium, Total MR 2 2017
Selenium MR 2 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 2022
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 2 2015
Chromium MR 2 2017
Cadmium MR 2 2017
Nickel MR 2 2017
Antimony, Total MR 2 2017
Arsenic MCL 1 2005

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 Cives Steel-New England Div.

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 ME0094004 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 Arsenic MR 14 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 1005
2024 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 7500
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 5000
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 8000
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 8000
2017 Barium MR 2 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 1010
2017 Fluoride MR 2 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 1025
2017 Mercury MR 2 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 1035
2017 Beryllium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 1075
2017 Thallium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 1085
2017 Selenium MR 2 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 1045
2017 Chromium MR 2 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 1020
2017 Cadmium MR 2 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 1015
2017 Nickel MR 2 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 1036
2017 Antimony, Total MR 2 SDWIS / ME0094004 / 1074

How Cives Steel-New England Div Compares

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

Metric Cives Steel-New England Div Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 84 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 120 502 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 Cives Steel-New England Div water safe to drink? ▼
Cives Steel-New England Div (PWS ID: ME0094004) has 84 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 120 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Cives Steel-New England Div serve? ▼
Cives Steel-New England Div serves 120 people in Augusta, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Cives Steel-New England Div have? ▼
Cives Steel-New England Div has 84 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 73 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Cives Steel-New England Div water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Cives Steel-New England Div under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Cives Steel-New England Div use? ▼
Cives Steel-New England Div uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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.