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Bethel Early Learning Center

At a glance

Bethel Early Learning Center (PWSID ME0092876) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Oxford County, Maine. It reports serving 56 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

56

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDME0092876
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served56
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyME state drinking water program
City servedBethel
StateMaine
ZIP—
CountyOxford County

How does Bethel Early Learning Center compare with other water systems in Oxford County?

By EPA's size categories, Bethel Early Learning Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Oxford County has 133 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 306 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 40,635 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Maine, the 1,862 active systems average 503 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Bethel Early Learning Center is well below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Maine has 385 active non-transient non-community water systems, 21% of the state's 1,862 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,780 Maine systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Bethel Early Learning Center?

EPA lists Bethel Early Learning Center as privately owned. The ME state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 113 of the 133 active systems in Oxford County (85%) are also privately owned.

Does Bethel Early Learning Center have drinking water violations?

No SDWA violations on record.

EPA's SDWA violation and enforcement data (via EPA ECHO, updated quarterly) lists no violations for Bethel Early Learning Center. For the latest compliance status, check EPA ECHO for current compliance history.

Bethel Early Learning Center: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bethel Early Learning Center?

Bethel Early Learning Center (PWSID ME0092876) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.

How many people does Bethel Early Learning Center serve?

Bethel Early Learning Center reports serving 56 people through 1 service connection in Oxford County, Maine.

Where does Bethel Early Learning Center get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Bethel Early Learning Center have any drinking water violations?

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system.

Is Bethel Early Learning Center's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bethel Early Learning Center's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bethel Early Learning Center is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Oxford County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Rumford Water DistrictOxford4,050CommunityGroundwater
Paris Utility DistrictOxford2,940CommunityGroundwater
Mexico Water DistrictOxford2,425CommunityGroundwater
Fryeburg Water CompanyOxford2,085CommunityGroundwater
Norway Water DistrictOxford2,000CommunityGroundwater
Bethel Water DistrictOxford1,813CommunityGroundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Bethel Early Learning Center, PWSID ME0092876, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/bethel-early-learning-center-me0092876 (data as of October 1, 2026).