Public water system record
Bangor Water District
Serves Bangor and Veazie, Penobscot County, ME · 27,298 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Bangor Water 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
- 2
Key facts
- Bangor Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1984, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 248 unknown out of 10,364 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, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Bangor Water District go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 1984, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1984 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Bangor Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Bangor Water District. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Bangor Water District.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Hampden Water District Hampden, ME
Annual water quality report
Bangor Water 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.
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