Public water system · ME0090200
ActiveBoothbay Region Water District
At a glance
Boothbay Region Water District (PWSID ME0090200) is an active community water system in Lincoln County, Maine. It reports serving 8,448 people through 3,379 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
8,448
Service connections
3,379
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Boothbay Region Water District compare with other water systems in Lincoln County?
By EPA's size categories, Boothbay Region Water District is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Lincoln County has 84 active public water systems, and Boothbay Region Water District is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 29 times the county average of 289 people per system, and accounts for 35% of the 24,301 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Maine, the 1,862 active systems average 503 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Boothbay Region Water District is about 26% above that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Maine has 386 active community water systems, 21% of the state's 1,862 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 61 Maine systems (3.3%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Boothbay Region Water District?
EPA lists Boothbay Region Water District as owned by a local government. 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. 17 of the 84 active systems in Lincoln County (20%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Boothbay Region Water District have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between January 1992 and July 2020. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 required treatment not met and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-12-08 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (FBRR) · code 39 | Filter Backwash Rulecode 0500 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-09-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Archived |
| 1993-08-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Archived |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-01-01 | Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Boothbay Region Water District: frequently asked questions
Who runs Boothbay Region Water District?
Boothbay Region Water District (PWSID ME0090200) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Boothbay Region Water District serve?
Boothbay Region Water District reports serving 8,448 people through 3,379 service connections in Lincoln County, Maine.
Where does Boothbay Region Water District get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Boothbay Region Water District have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. 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 Boothbay Region Water District'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 8 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Boothbay Region Water District's water quality report?
As a community water system, Boothbay Region Water District must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Lincoln County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Salt Bay Sanitary District | Lincoln | 2,143 | Community | Surface water |
| Wiscasset Water District | Lincoln | 1,970 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Waldoboro Water Dept | Lincoln | 1,065 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Pemaquid Campground | Lincoln | 808 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rsu 40 Medomak Valley High School | Lincoln | 669 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Glidden Point Oyster Company | Lincoln | 399 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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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, “Boothbay Region Water District, PWSID ME0090200, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/boothbay-region-water-district-me0090200 (data as of October 1, 2026).