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Community Water System · PWS ME0098233

White Tail Ridge Association

Fryeburg, Maine 04037 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 123 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

123
People served
371
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 371 drinking-water violations at White Tail Ridge Association, 1% of them health-based - above the Maine per-system average.

371
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
123
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: White Tail Ridge Association

White Tail Ridge Association is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 123 residents in Fryeburg, Maine (Cumberland County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 371 total violations for this system , of which 4 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 336 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 200 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%).

White Tail Ridge Association's 371 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
123
Total Violations
371
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Cumberland
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
336
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 200 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 64 2023
Nitrate MR 51 2022
Public Notice Other 26 2023
Nitrite MR 17 2012
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 1998
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2024

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 White Tail Ridge Association.

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 ME0098233 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
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / ME0098233 / 5000
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / ME0098233 / 7000
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 64 SDWIS / ME0098233 / 8000
2023 Public Notice Other 26 SDWIS / ME0098233 / 7500
2022 Nitrate MR 51 SDWIS / ME0098233 / 1040
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 200 SDWIS / ME0098233 / 3100
2012 Nitrite MR 17 SDWIS / ME0098233 / 1041
1998 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / ME0098233 / 3100

How White Tail Ridge Association Compares

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

Metric White Tail Ridge Association Maine avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 371 79.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 123 502 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 White Tail Ridge Association water safe to drink? ▼
White Tail Ridge Association (PWS ID: ME0098233) has 371 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 123 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does White Tail Ridge Association serve? ▼
White Tail Ridge Association serves 123 people in Fryeburg, Maine. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does White Tail Ridge Association have? ▼
White Tail Ridge Association has 371 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 336 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in White Tail Ridge Association water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for White Tail Ridge Association under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does White Tail Ridge Association use? ▼
White Tail Ridge Association uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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.