Public water system record
Portland Water District-Greater
Serves an area of Cumberland County, ME that includes Portland, Westbrook, South Portland and 10 more places · 135,068 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Portland Water District-Greater 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
- 6
Key facts
- Portland Water District-Greater draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Maine, September 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 62,572 service lines.
Check whether Portland Water District-Greater serves your address
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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Bromate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Bromate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Maine regulators issued 1 boil water order to Portland Water District-Greater in 2016. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2016 | Maine | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Portland Water District-Greater draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
Annual water quality report
Portland Water District-Greater 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