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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0094569

Tory Hill Cafe

Hollis Center, Maine 04042 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 225 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

225
People served
586
EPA violations
16
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 586 drinking-water violations at Tory Hill Cafe, 3% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

586
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
225
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Tory Hill Cafe

Tory Hill Cafe is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 225 residents in Hollis Center, Maine (York County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 586 total violations for this system , of which 16 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 569 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2004.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 104 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%).

Tory Hill Cafe's 586 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
225
Total Violations
586
Health-Based Violations
16
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
York
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
16
Monitoring Violations
569
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 104 2004
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 22 2002
Xylenes, Total MR 22 2002
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 22 2002
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 22 2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 22 2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 22 2002
Carbon tetrachloride MR 22 2002
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 22 2002
Trichloroethylene MR 22 2002
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 22 2002
Vinyl chloride MR 22 2002
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 22 2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 22 2002
CHLOROBENZENE MR 22 2002
Toluene MR 22 2002
Styrene MR 22 2002
Benzene MR 22 2002
Ethylbenzene MR 22 2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 22 2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 22 2002
Tetrachloroethylene MR 22 2002
Benzene MCL 12 2001
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2002
Nitrate MR 3 1999
Public Notice Other 1 2002

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 Tory Hill Cafe.

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 ME0094569 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
2004 Coliform (TCR) MR 104 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 3100
2002 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 22 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 2378
2002 Xylenes, Total MR 22 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 2955
2002 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 22 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 2968
2002 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 22 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 2969
2002 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 22 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 2977
2002 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 22 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 2981
2002 Carbon tetrachloride MR 22 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 2982
2002 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 22 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 2983
2002 Trichloroethylene MR 22 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 2984
2002 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 22 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 2964
2002 Vinyl chloride MR 22 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 2976
2002 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 22 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 2980
2002 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 22 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 2985
2002 CHLOROBENZENE MR 22 SDWIS / ME0094569 / 2989

How Tory Hill Cafe Compares

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

Metric Tory Hill Cafe Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 586 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 16 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 225 502 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 Tory Hill Cafe water safe to drink? ▼
Tory Hill Cafe (PWS ID: ME0094569) has 586 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 225 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Tory Hill Cafe serve? ▼
Tory Hill Cafe serves 225 people in Hollis Center, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Tory Hill Cafe have? ▼
Tory Hill Cafe has 586 total violations: 16 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 569 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Tory Hill Cafe water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Tory Hill Cafe under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Tory Hill Cafe use? ▼
Tory Hill Cafe 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.