Public water system · ME0003396
ActiveBig Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg
At a glance
Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg (PWSID ME0003396) is an active transient non-community water system in Penobscot County, Maine. It reports serving 305 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
305
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg compare with other water systems in Penobscot County?
By EPA's size categories, Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Penobscot County has 169 active public water systems. Its population served is about 44% below the county average of 547 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 92,416 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Maine, the 1,862 active systems average 503 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg is about twice that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Maine has 1,091 active transient non-community water systems, 59% 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 Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg?
EPA lists Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg 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. 127 of the 169 active systems in Penobscot County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2005. The violations listed here began between June 1983 and October 2005. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived and 1 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1983-06-25 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 3 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg: frequently asked questions
Who runs Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg?
Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg (PWSID ME0003396) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg serve?
Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg reports serving 305 people through 1 service connection in Penobscot County, Maine.
Where does Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg 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 Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2005. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg'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 records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg is a 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 Penobscot County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Water District | Penobscot | 27,298 | Community | Surface water |
| Brewer Water Department | Penobscot | 8,860 | Community | Surface water |
| Old Town Water District | Penobscot | 7,648 | Community | Groundwater |
| Orono-Veazie Water District | Penobscot | 5,793 | Community | Groundwater |
| Maine Water Company Millinocket Division | Penobscot | 5,400 | Community | Surface water |
| Hampden Water District | Penobscot | 4,628 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Big Moose Inn & Cabins/Cg, PWSID ME0003396, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/big-moose-inn-cabins-cg-me0003396 (data as of October 1, 2026).