Is Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: York

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	2021-08-01 → 2021-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-08-01 → 2021-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-08-01 → 2021-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-08-01 → 2021-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31

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
TTHM	56.545 µg/L 71% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 68.5 µg/L	130/130	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	44.8 µg/L 75% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 61.6 µg/L	118/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	800 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 840 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	302.2 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2690 µg/L	30/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	14.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2018–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	9.985 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2018–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2024
Lead	26.05 µg/L 174% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 34.6 µg/L	16/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	28.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	9/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	140 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	4.325 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	134 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 140 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.5600 µg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.07 pCi/L 7.1% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/24	SYR4	2018–2019
Trichloroethylene	0.8700 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

92 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-PF3ONSAdonaArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DILLINGHAM, MARY JANE
Phone: 207-294-6940
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div

Is Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div'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 Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Fluoride, Copper, Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div serve?

Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div reports serving 42,508 people in Maine, per its EPA record.

Has Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 38 violations on file for Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div, of which 4 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.