Public water system record
Greater Augusta Utility District
Serves Augusta and Hallowell, Kennebec County, ME · 13,750 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Greater Augusta Utility District 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
- 1
Key facts
- Greater Augusta Utility District draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Maine, July 2011.
- Record on file since 1997, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 9 lead and 229 unknown out of 5,667 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Greater Augusta Utility District go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 1997, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Maine regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Greater Augusta Utility District in 2011. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2011 | Maine | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 27, 2011 | Maine | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Greater Augusta Utility District draws water from 3 wells. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Greater Augusta Utility District.
Annual water quality report
Greater Augusta Utility District 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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