Is Starks, ME Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Starks's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Copper	129.3 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
Nitrate	110 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Nitrate-Nitrite	98.5 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2017	1/1	SYR4
Lead	9.225 µg/L 62% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
Arsenic	3.195 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2017	1/1	SYR4
TTHM	3 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Chloroform	2.85 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Barium	1.285 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2017	1/1	SYR4
Chromium	1.1705 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2017	1/1	SYR4
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.106 pCi/L 22% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2015	1/1	SYR4
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.1 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Styrene	0.7700 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
Combined Uranium	0.5300 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2017	1/1	SYR4
Lead	0.0056 mg/L 37% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: STARKS WATER DISTRICT · 45 people · 2024	1/1	LCR

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Starks

Supplier	Population served
STARKS WATER DISTRICT	45

Frequently asked questions about Starks tap water

Is Starks tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 15 contaminants in the water serving Starks. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Starks?

1 public water supplier report drinking-water monitoring for Starks, Maine to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Starks's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Starks include Copper, Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Lead, Arsenic. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.