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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0094811

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Boothbay, Maine 04537 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 110 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

110
People served
68
EPA violations
12
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 68 drinking-water violations at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, 18% of them health-based - below the Maine per-system average.

68
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
110
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 110 residents in Boothbay, Maine (Lincoln County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 68 total violations for this system , of which 12 (18%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 52 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 20 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%).

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens's 68 violations sit below 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
110
Total Violations
68
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Lincoln
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
52
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 20 2013
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 2007
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2023
Nitrate MR 4 2013
TTHM MR 4 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2023
Public Notice Other 4 2022
E. COLI MR 4 2021
Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 2018

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 Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

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 ME0094811 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / ME0094811 / 5000
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / ME0094811 / 8000
2023 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / ME0094811 / 2950
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / ME0094811 / 2456
2022 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / ME0094811 / 7500
2021 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / ME0094811 / 3014
2018 Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 SDWIS / ME0094811 / 5000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 20 SDWIS / ME0094811 / 3100
2013 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / ME0094811 / 1040
2007 Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 SDWIS / ME0094811 / 3100

How Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Compares

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

Metric Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 68 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 12 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 110 502 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 Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens water safe to drink? ▼
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (PWS ID: ME0094811) has 68 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 110 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens serve? ▼
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens serves 110 people in Boothbay, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens have? ▼
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has 68 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 52 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens use? ▼
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens uses Surface Water 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.