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Milo Water District

Serves Milo, Piscataquis County, ME · 1,720 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Milo Water District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • ME0091000
  • MILO
  • ME
  • 1,720 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 04463
EPA system ID ME0091000

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

Key facts

  • Milo Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Maine, May 2008.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 58 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 507 unknown out of 758 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Aug 1, 2024 Resolved No

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Milo Water District go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 58 health-based violations (58 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 5
2000s 38 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 19 1
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2012, Resolved.

Show all 58 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.131 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.155 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11358 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.15 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11283 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.12325 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.10058 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1075 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.10483 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0955 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.10775 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0997 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11495 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0795 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.109175 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08775 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0895 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11623 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0945 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.124 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.12673 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0965 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1265 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11965 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0805 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.10685 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved

8 older violations are not listed here. EPA ECHO has the complete list.

Enforcement actions

Maine regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Milo Water District between 2005 and 2008, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in May 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 1, 2008 Maine Signed compliance agreement 56 violations (56 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
May 19, 2005 Maine Compliance order (no penalty) 93 violations (93 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Milo Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Milo 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.

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