Public water system record
Blue Hill Terrace
Serves Blue Hill, Hancock County, ME · 60 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Blue Hill Terrace in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Blue Hill Terrace draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Maine, December 2021.
- Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1 service line.
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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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Mar 20, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Sep 27, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 20, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Blue Hill Terrace go back to 1991. Before October 20, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (6 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 3 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2009, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Maine regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Blue Hill Terrace in 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2021 | Maine | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (2 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
4 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Blue Hill Terrace draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Blue Hill Terrace 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Blue Hill Terrace for a copy.
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