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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0094194

Home Inc & Learning Center

Orland, Maine 04472 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 36 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

36
People served
897
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 897 drinking-water violations at Home Inc & Learning Center, 1% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

897
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
36
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Home Inc & Learning Center

Home Inc & Learning Center is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 36 residents in Orland, Maine (Hancock County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 897 total violations for this system , of which 9 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 884 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 167 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%).

Home Inc & Learning Center's 897 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
36
Total Violations
897
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Hancock
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
9
Monitoring Violations
884
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 167 2013
Lead and Copper Rule MR 24 2023
Picloram MR 20 1998
Dinoseb MR 20 1998
2,4,5-TP MR 20 1998
2,4-D MR 20 1998
Dalapon MR 20 1998
Pentachlorophenol MR 20 1998
Toxaphene MR 16 2003
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 16 2003
BHC-GAMMA MR 16 1998
Methoxychlor MR 16 1998
Simazine MR 16 1998
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 16 1998
Atrazine MR 16 1998
Heptachlor MR 16 1998
Heptachlor epoxide MR 16 1998
Endrin MR 16 1998
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 16 1998
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 16 1998
LASSO MR 16 1998
Chlordane MR 16 2003
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 16 1998
OXAMYL MR 15 1998
Carbofuran MR 15 1998
Aldicarb MR 15 1998
Aldicarb sulfone MR 15 1998
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 15 1998
Endothall MR 10 1998
Diquat MR 9 1998

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 Home Inc & Learning Center.

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 ME0094194 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
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 24 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 5000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 8000
2016 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 7500
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 167 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 3100
2005 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 2456
2005 TTHM MR 5 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 2950
2004 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 2380
2004 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 8 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 2964
2004 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 2968
2004 Vinyl chloride MR 8 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 2976
2004 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 8 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 2977
2004 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 2979
2004 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 8 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 2980
2004 Carbon tetrachloride MR 8 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 2982
2004 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 8 SDWIS / ME0094194 / 2983

How Home Inc & Learning Center Compares

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

Metric Home Inc & Learning Center Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 897 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 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 36 502 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 Home Inc & Learning Center water safe to drink? ▼
Home Inc & Learning Center (PWS ID: ME0094194) has 897 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 36 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Home Inc & Learning Center serve? ▼
Home Inc & Learning Center serves 36 people in Orland, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Home Inc & Learning Center have? ▼
Home Inc & Learning Center has 897 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 884 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Home Inc & Learning Center water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Home Inc & Learning Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Home Inc & Learning Center use? ▼
Home Inc & Learning Center 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.