Public water system record
Mount Desert Water Dist -Seal
Serves an area of Hancock County, ME · 865 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Mount Desert Water Dist -Seal 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
- 7
Key facts
- Mount Desert Water Dist -Seal draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1994, with 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 126 unknown out of 323 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Bromate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Bromate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Bromate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Bromate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Bromate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Mount Desert Water Dist -Seal go back to 1994. Before October 20, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 3 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 1997, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1994 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Mount Desert Water Dist -Seal draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Mount Desert Water Dist -Seal 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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