Public water system record
Castine Water Department
Serves Castine, Hancock County, ME · 983 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Castine 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
- Castine Water Department draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Maine, October 2006.
- Record on file since 1991, with 9 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 53 unknown out of 431 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 Castine Water Department go back to 1991. Before October 20, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 8 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began October 2009, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.2 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01075 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Maine regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Castine Water Department between 1991 and 2006. The most recent was a boil water order in October 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2006 | Maine | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Oct 7, 1991 | Maine | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Castine Water Department draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Castine 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells