Is Richmond Utilities District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-08-01 → 2012-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-08-01 → 2012-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-08-01 → 2012-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-08-01 → 2012-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-10-31

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	108.89 µg/L 8.4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 159 µg/L	23/23	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0016 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	23/23	LCR	2024
Lead	7.285 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 11.9 µg/L	14/23	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	510 µg/L 5.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	10/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	12.43 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 12.7 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	503 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 510 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	2.235 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Chromium	1.1 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Uranium	0.5500 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2015–2019

45 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChloroformCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidEthylbenzeneFluorideGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Trichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: VEROW, ROBIN
Phone: 207-737-4721
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Richmond Utilities District

Is Richmond Utilities District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 9 contaminants in Richmond Utilities 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 Richmond Utilities District's water?

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

How many people does Richmond Utilities District serve?

Richmond Utilities District reports serving 1,390 people in Maine, per its EPA record.

Has Richmond Utilities District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 56 violations on file for Richmond Utilities District, of which 44 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.