Public water system record
Lewiston Water & Sewer Division
Serves Lewiston, Androscoggin County, ME · 23,720 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Lewiston Water & Sewer Division 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
- Lewiston Water & Sewer Division draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Maine, May 2009.
- Record on file since 1998, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6,351 unknown out of 9,693 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 1998
EPA's records for Lewiston Water & Sewer Division go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 4 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began August 2007, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Maine regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Lewiston Water & Sewer Division in 2009. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in May 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2009 | Maine | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (3 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Lewiston Water & Sewer Division draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Lewiston Water & Sewer Division 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells