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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 in the latest quarter of EPA's data. 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

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Bullwinkles Family Steakhouse
Waldoboro · Lincoln County
210 2 1
Lakeshore Restaurant
Dexter · Penobscot County
210 2 1
Maple Inn/tapps
Moose River · Somerset County
208 3 1
Buck-It Grill & Pub
Buckfield · Oxford County
204 2 1
Knox County Fish & Game Club
Hope · Knox County
203 2 1
Marshalls
West Forks Plt · Somerset County
202 2 1
Rsu 87 Carmel Elementary School
Carmel · Penobscot County
201 2 2
Acres of Wildlife #1
Standish · Cumberland County
200 2 1
Bucksport Golf Club
Bucksport · Hancock County
200 3 1
Camp Jordan-King Hall
Ellsworth · Hancock County
200 2 1
Camp Kerith
Lyman · York County
200 1 1
CN Brown-Big Apple-Corinna #1077
Corinna · Penobscot County
200 3 1
Dunkin Donuts-Naples
Naples · Cumberland County
200 2 1
Mdoc State Park-Reid Griffiths Head
Georgetown · Sagadahoc County
200 3 1
The Shed
Acton · York County
200 3 1
New Friendly Restaurant
Perry · Washington County
198 2 1
Top of the Hill Grille
Casco · Cumberland County
195 2 1
Ruth & Wimpys Restaurant INC
Hancock · Hancock County
192 2 1
Two Rivers Campground
Skowhegan · Somerset County
192 3 0
Wilderness Pines Campground
Monticello · Aroostook County
192 3 1
Loris Cafe
Liberty · Waldo County
190 3 0
Msad 70 Hodgdon High School
Hodgdon · Aroostook County
187 3 1
Hemlocks Camping Area
Poland · Androscoggin County
185 2 0
Crocker House Country Inn
Hancock · Hancock County
184 3 1
Streamside Pines Mobile Home Park
Bangor · Penobscot County
183 2 1
Sebasticook Lake Campground
Newport · Penobscot County
182 3 1
Brooklin Inn
Brooklin · Hancock County
180 3 1
Bucks
Brooksville · Hancock County
180 2 1
Dollys Restaurant
Frenchville · Aroostook County
180 2 1
Loring Development Authority
Limestone · Aroostook County
180 5 1
Savz INC
Unity · Waldo County
180 3 2
Strong's Public House & Patio
Sedgwick · Hancock County
180 3 1
The Back Burner Restaurant
Brownfield · Oxford County
180 2 1
Traditions Golf Club
Holden · Penobscot County
180 1 1
Ironbound Restaurant & Inn
Hancock · Hancock County
179 3 0
Bear Mountain Inn
Waterford · Oxford County
178 2 1
Brandy Pond RV LLC
Naples · Cumberland County
178 2 1
Birch Point Lodge INC
Dyer Brook · Aroostook County
176 2 2
Brookside Inn
Smyrna · Aroostook County
176 3 1
Deans Motor Lodge
Portage Lake · Aroostook County
175 3 0
Sagadahoc Bay Campground
Georgetown · Sagadahoc County
175 1 1
Stetson Shores Campground
Stetson · Penobscot County
173 2 1
Dunkin Donuts-Lyman
Lyman · York County
171 4 1
Grandbellys LLC
Medway · Penobscot County
170 3 0
Maple Den
Mapleton · Aroostook County
170 2 1
Northern Maine Brewing Company LLC
Caribou · Aroostook County
170 3 1
Somerset Elementary School
Hartland · Somerset County
170 3 2
Gateway Lunts Lobster Pound
Trenton · Hancock County
168 2 2
Robinhood Free Meetinghouse
Georgetown · Sagadahoc County
164 3 1
Fort Kent Golf Club
Fort Kent · Aroostook County
162 2 0
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.