Is Hallowell Water District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

Compliance record

No violations on file. The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations recorded for this supplier.

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	858 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2100 µg/L	23/23	SYR4	2013–2017
Nitrate	1200 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2023
Lead	2.81 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4.9 µg/L	12/23	SYR4	2013–2017
Combined Uranium	5.74 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2015–2017
TTHM	4.56 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	1.485 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.555 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	1.56 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Barium	21.5 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 22 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Chromium	2.39 µg/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.1979 pCi/L 24% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.223 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2016
Nitrate-Nitrite	979.5 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 980 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	4.23 pCi/L 28% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/3	SYR4	2015–2016

38 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidEthylbenzeneFluorideMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Trichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LOVELY, ZACHARY
Phone: 207-623-9151
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Hallowell Water District

Is Hallowell Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Hallowell 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 Hallowell Water District's water?

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

How many people does Hallowell Water District serve?

Hallowell Water District reports serving 2,300 people in Maine, per its EPA record.

Has Hallowell Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations on file for Hallowell Water District.

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.