Public water system record
Brewer Water Department
Serves Brewer, Penobscot County, ME · 8,860 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Brewer Water Department 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
- 0
Key facts
- Brewer Water Department draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 859 unknown out of 3,461 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Brewer Water Department go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2008, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Brewer Water Department draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Bangor Water District.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Bangor Water District Bangor, ME
Annual water quality report
Brewer Water Department 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.
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