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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ME0094917

Pb Guide Service

Skowhegan, Maine 04976 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 40 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

40
People served
491
EPA violations
75
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 491 drinking-water violations at Pb Guide Service, 15% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

491
Total EPA violations on record
15%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
40
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pb Guide Service

Pb Guide Service is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 40 residents in Skowhegan, Maine (Somerset County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 491 total violations for this system , of which 75 (15%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 402 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 Nitrate, recorded in 161 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%).

Pb Guide Service's 491 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
40
Total Violations
491
Health-Based Violations
75
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Somerset
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
68
Monitoring Violations
402
Treatment Tech Violations
7

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 161 2013
Coliform (TCR) MR 157 2015
Nitrite MR 73 2022
Coliform (TCR) MCL 68 2009
Public Notice Other 9 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 7 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 2017
E. COLI MR 3 2023

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 Pb Guide Service.

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 ME0094917 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 Public Notice Other 9 SDWIS / ME0094917 / 7500
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 7 SDWIS / ME0094917 / 8000
2023 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / ME0094917 / 3014
2022 Nitrite MR 73 SDWIS / ME0094917 / 1041
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / ME0094917 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 SDWIS / ME0094917 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 157 SDWIS / ME0094917 / 3100
2013 Nitrate MR 161 SDWIS / ME0094917 / 1040
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 68 SDWIS / ME0094917 / 3100

How Pb Guide Service Compares

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

Metric Pb Guide Service Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 491 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 75 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 40 502 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 Pb Guide Service water safe to drink? ▼
Pb Guide Service (PWS ID: ME0094917) has 491 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 40 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pb Guide Service serve? ▼
Pb Guide Service serves 40 people in Skowhegan, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Pb Guide Service have? ▼
Pb Guide Service has 491 total violations: 75 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 402 monitoring/reporting violations, and 7 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pb Guide Service water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pb Guide Service under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pb Guide Service use? ▼
Pb Guide Service 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.