Is Brunswick/Topsham 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

109

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-08-01 → 2007-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31

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	84 µg/L 105% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 100 µg/L	131/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	61.8 µg/L 103% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 73 µg/L	125/125	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	726.5 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 870 µg/L	108/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	479 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 669 µg/L	77/77	SYR4	2014–2018
Chloroform	59.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 64 µg/L	49/50	SYR4	2012–2016
Bromodichloromethane	15.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24 µg/L	48/50	SYR4	2012–2016
Trichloroacetic Acid	36.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 41 µg/L	48/49	SYR4	2012–2016
Dichloroacetic Acid	22.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24 µg/L	45/49	SYR4	2012–2016
Nitrate	2137.5 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2250 µg/L	24/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.08 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	23/50	SYR4	2012–2016
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2025
Arsenic	2.9 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Chromium	1.96 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	6.855 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 6.9 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	1.47 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	4/77	SYR4	2014–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	1286 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1300 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Uranium	1.19 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2015–2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.2 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2012–2017
Lithium	11 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	UCMR-5	2023

91 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) AdipateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DOUGLAS, CRAIG
Phone: 207-729-9956
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Brunswick/Topsham Water District

Is Brunswick/Topsham Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Brunswick/Topsham 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 Brunswick/Topsham Water District's water?

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

How many people does Brunswick/Topsham Water District serve?

Brunswick/Topsham Water District reports serving 18,863 people in Maine, per its EPA record.

Has Brunswick/Topsham Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 109 violations on file for Brunswick/Topsham Water District, of which 5 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.