Is Kittery Water District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
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	Archived	1993-10-01 → 1993-10-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	1993-10-01 → 1993-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31

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
Copper	68.4 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 220 µg/L	154/204	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	70.3 µg/L 88% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 94 µg/L	135/135	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	46 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 58 µg/L	131/134	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.95 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 57 µg/L	22/204	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Barium	3.76 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	50 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2017
Chloroform	6.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2017
Chromium	1 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	100 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	50 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018

86 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromochloromethaneDinosebEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BERUBE, MATTHEW
Phone: 207-439-1128
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Kittery Water District

Is Kittery Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Kittery 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 Kittery Water District's water?

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

How many people does Kittery Water District serve?

Kittery Water District reports serving 14,478 people in Maine, per its EPA record.

Has Kittery Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 40 violations on file for Kittery Water 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.