Is Mars Hill and Blaine Water Company Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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.

395

health-based violations

597

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31

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
Fluoride	700 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 800 µg/L	104/104	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	661.5 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 750 µg/L	38/38	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	114 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 150 µg/L	33/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 67 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	135 µg/L 169% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 175 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	156 µg/L 260% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 190 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	101.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 120 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.78 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	32/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	5.85 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 18 µg/L	31/38	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0034 mg/L 23% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2025
Nitrate	180 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	19.3 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 20 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.83 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	7/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	156 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 180 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	1.325 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Antimony, Total	0.5400 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	170 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/34	SYR4	2012–2019

43 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-DArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidNitritePentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LENTO, ROBERT J
Phone: 207-425-2620
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Mars Hill and Blaine Water Company

Is Mars Hill and Blaine Water Company tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Mars Hill and Blaine Water Company'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 Mars Hill and Blaine Water Company's water?

EPA monitoring detected Fluoride, Copper, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Mars Hill and Blaine Water Company serve?

Mars Hill and Blaine Water Company reports serving 1,500 people in Maine, per its EPA record.

Has Mars Hill and Blaine Water Company had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 597 violations on file for Mars Hill and Blaine Water Company, of which 395 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.