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Buckfield Village Corporation

Serves an area of Oxford County, ME · 425 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Buckfield Village Corporation in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • ME0090270
  • BUCKFIELD
  • ME
  • 425 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 04220
EPA system ID ME0090270

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Buckfield Village Corporation draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Maine, April 2015.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 30 unknown out of 189 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Sep 25, 2005 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Mar 1, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Buckfield Village Corporation go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (14 resolved) and 30 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 9 14
2000s 2 11
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 6

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2015, Resolved.

Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07025 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0725 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 25, 2005 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 4, 2005 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 1999 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 1999 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 1999 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 1999 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1999 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1999 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 1998 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1998 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Maine regulators and EPA took 4 formal enforcement actions against Buckfield Village Corporation between 1994 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 9, 2015 Maine Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jun 4, 1999 Maine Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations: Nickel, Antimony, Total, Thallium, Total, Beryllium, Total, CYANIDE
Jun 4, 1999 Maine Compliance order with a penalty 12 violations (8 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Lead and Copper Rule
Jan 30, 1994 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Buckfield Village Corporation draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Buckfield Village Corporation 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 Buckfield Village Corporation for a copy.

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