Public water system record
Bath Water District
Serves Bath, Sagadahoc County, ME · 9,290 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Bath 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
- 1
Key facts
- Bath Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Maine, September 1991.
- Record on file since 1984, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,784 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Bath Water District go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (2 resolved, 6 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 |
| 1990s | 5 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2004, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1984 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Maine regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Bath Water District in 1991. The most recent was a boil water order in September 1991.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 1991 | Maine | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 29, 1991 | Maine | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Bath Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Bath Water District.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Wiscasset Water District Wiscasset, ME
Annual water quality report
Bath 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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