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Public Notification Rule violations in Maine

399 active public water systems in Maine had a Public Notification Rule violation in the past three years, 399 of them still unresolved. What Public Notification Rule is and why it matters.

Health effects: No direct health risk from the notification violation itself, but delayed notification means customers may have consumed contaminated water without the chance to take protective action (boil water orders, bottled water use).

Systems with a Public Notification Rule violation

Unresolved first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Gardiner Water District
Gardiner · Kennebec County
9,000 1 1
Lake Arrowhead Community INC
Waterboro · York County
3,500 2 0
Southwest Harbor Water & Sewer District
Southwest Hbr · Hancock County
2,480 1 1
Point Sebago Outdoor Resort
Casco · Cumberland County
1,833 2 0
Rsu 03 MT View School
Thorndike · Waldo County
1,100 2 1
Vinalhaven Water District
Vinalhaven · Knox County
1,053 3 1
Jay Village Water District
Jay · Franklin County
975 3 1
Rsu 35 Marshwood High School
Eliot · York County
760 1 1
Mdoc State Park-Mt Blue
Weld · Franklin County
652 3 0
Wassamki Springs Campground-Gorham
Gorham · Cumberland County
650 1 0
Acres of Wildlife #2
Standish · Cumberland County
635 2 1
Mdoc State Park-Sebago Lake-Naples
Naples · Cumberland County
625 2 2
Knifes Edge Brewing
Millinocket · Penobscot County
604 2 1
Camp Manitou #1
Oakland · Kennebec County
600 2 2
West Paris Water District
West Paris · Oxford County
540 5 1
The Rack LLC
Carrabassett Vl · Franklin County
506 3 0
Dummers Beach Campground
Weld · Franklin County
500 2 1
US Nps Cadillac Mtn (8)
Bar Harbor · Hancock County
500 1 1
Camp Manitou #2
Oakland · Kennebec County
491 1 1
Island Falls Water Dept
Island Falls · Aroostook County
475 5 1
Conley Events LLC
Hermon · Penobscot County
467 2 1
Blaze Blue Hill
Blue Hill · Hancock County
450 1 1
Captain Jacks-Naples Marina
Naples · Cumberland County
450 3 1
Buckfield Village Corporation
Buckfield · Oxford County
425 4 2
Randys Wooster Street Pizza
Naples · Cumberland County
420 2 1
323 Naples Roosevelt Trail LLC
Naples · Cumberland County
400 2 1
Camp Manitou #3
Oakland · Kennebec County
400 1 1
Ksr-Camp Roosevelt
Clifton · Penobscot County
400 2 1
Glidden Point Oyster Company
Edgecomb · Lincoln County
399 3 1
Apache Campground
Sanford · York County
375 2 1
Brother Fleckers
Naples · Cumberland County
375 3 0
Garys Olde Towne Tavern
Naples · Cumberland County
375 1 1
Lakewood Tennis Association
Madison · Somerset County
350 3 1
Maine Teen Camp
Porter · Oxford County
350 2 1
Sandy Beach Campground
Madison · Somerset County
350 3 1
Rsu 10 Hartford-Sumner Elementary School
Sumner · Oxford County
342 2 2
Pleasant Hill Campground
Hermon · Penobscot County
333 3 1
Maccrillis/rousseau VFW Post
Winslow · Kennebec County
330 2 1
Yellowstone Park
Sanford · York County
328 2 1
Penobscot Narrows Observatory
Prospect · Waldo County
326 2 1
Hilltop Campground
Robbinston · Washington County
325 2 1
Somerset Pour House
Palmyra · Somerset County
325 2 0
Anchor Inn
Bristol · Lincoln County
323 2 1
Bunkers Seafood and Spirits
Gouldsboro · Hancock County
319 3 1
The Village Inn
Belgrade · Kennebec County
318 3 2
Balsam Cove Campground
Orland · Hancock County
314 2 1
Freeport/durham KOA
Durham · Androscoggin County
314 3 1
Naples KOA RV LLC #1
Naples · Cumberland County
312 1 1
High Krausen LLC
Bethel · Oxford County
303 2 1
Abels Lobster Pound
Mount Desert · Hancock County
301 2 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Public Notification Rule, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Public Notification Rule alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Maine records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.