Is Greater Augusta Utility District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Kennebec

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1997-01-01 → 1999-12-06
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1997-01-01 → 1999-12-06
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-12-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-10-01

Other contaminants detected

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 this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	430 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1220 µg/L	247/248	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	800 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 900 µg/L	142/144	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.51 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 28 µg/L	127/248	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1610 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2000 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0011 mg/L 7.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2025
Bromodichloromethane	9.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.6 µg/L	9/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	16.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17 µg/L	9/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.44 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	9/15	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	30.04 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 30.4 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	4.55 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	19.25 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 21 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	3.3 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	1132.5 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1400 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Uranium	3.18 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2015–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.11 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	4/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.48 µg/L 9.1% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	4/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.385 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	4/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.033 pCi/L 21% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.047 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2015

89 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TARBUCK, BRIAN
Phone: 207-622-3701
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Greater Augusta Utility District

Is Greater Augusta Utility District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Greater Augusta Utility District's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Greater Augusta Utility District's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Fluoride, Lead, Nitrate, Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Greater Augusta Utility District serve?

Greater Augusta Utility District reports serving 13,750 people in Maine, per its EPA record.

Has Greater Augusta Utility District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 11 violations on file for Greater Augusta Utility District, of which 2 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.