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Selenium violations in Maine

12 active public water systems in Maine had a Selenium violation in the past three years. What Selenium is and why it matters.

Health effects: Chronic exposure above the MCL causes selenosis — characterized by hair and nail loss, peripheral neuropathy, fatigue, and gastrointestinal disturbance. Liver damage can occur with prolonged high intake. The margin between nutritional requirement and toxic dose is narrow, making the MCL an important threshold.

Systems with a Selenium violation

Unresolved first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Mars Hill and Blaine Water Company
Mars Hill · Aroostook County
1,500 6 0
Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park
Arundel · York County
185 4 0
Sunday River-Lower System
Bethel · Oxford County
162 3 0
Grandeur Mobile Home Estates
Carmel · Penobscot County
100 7 2
Timberline Village
Fairfield · Somerset County
95 4 1
US Border Patrol Station-Hodgdon
Hodgdon · Aroostook County
80 6 0
Burnt Mill Settlement
Wells · York County
73 6 1
Sweet Pea Childcare
Eliot · York County
70 5 0
Vigneaults Mobile Home Park
Alton · Penobscot County
53 6 2
Sues Place Daycare
Arundel · York County
44 2 0
Rhymes and Reasons Early Learning Center
Greene · Androscoggin County
42 5 0
US Nps Acadia Natl Pk-Schoodic Facility
Winter Harbor · Hancock County
35 7 0
About this data

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