Public water system record
Charter Oaks Village Cooperative
Serves Old Orchard Beach, York County, ME · 105 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Charter Oaks Village Cooperative in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Charter Oaks Village Cooperative draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Maine, October 2017.
- Record on file since 1981, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 40 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 31, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Charter Oaks Village Cooperative go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began May 2016, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 7, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 7, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Maine regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Charter Oaks Village Cooperative and issued 1 boil water order between 1991 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2017 | Maine | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Apr 1, 1991 | Maine | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Charter Oaks Village Cooperative draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Charter Oaks Village Cooperative must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Charter Oaks Village Cooperative for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Maine.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells