Is Bridgton Water District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-02-01 → 2008-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-02-01 → 2008-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-02-01 → 2008-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-02-01 → 2008-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-10-01 → 1995-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-10-01 → 1995-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-10-01 → 1995-10-31
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01

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
Fluoride	1015 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2150 µg/L	98/100	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	725.5 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	84/85	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	6.97 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 8.2 µg/L	39/85	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	49.235 µg/L 164% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 30 µg/L worst single sample: 53.7 µg/L	20/24	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0018 mg/L 12% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	53.58 pCi/L 357% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 66.7 pCi/L	17/18	SYR4	2014–2018
Nitrate	610 µg/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	12/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	4.32 pCi/L 86% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 4.5 pCi/L	10/11	SYR4	2014–2017
Chloroform	17.855 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	9.725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	22.775 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 26.9 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	22.25 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 25 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	61.6 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 74 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	12.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.279 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2014–2018
Dibromochloromethane	1.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	610 µg/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2018

59 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LORRAIN, KIM
Phone: 207-647-2881
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bridgton Water District

Is Bridgton Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Bridgton Water 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 Bridgton Water District's water?

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

How many people does Bridgton Water District serve?

Bridgton Water District reports serving 3,660 people in Maine, per its EPA record.

Has Bridgton Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 50 violations on file for Bridgton Water District, of which 7 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.