Public water system · ME0006775
ActiveBranch Lake Camping Area
At a glance
Branch Lake Camping Area (PWSID ME0006775) is an active transient non-community water system in Hancock County, Maine. It reports serving 142 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
142
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Branch Lake Camping Area compare with other water systems in Hancock County?
By EPA's size categories, Branch Lake Camping Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hancock County has 203 active public water systems. Its population served is about 39% below the county average of 232 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 47,019 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 Branch Lake Camping Area is roughly in line with 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 Branch Lake Camping Area?
EPA lists Branch Lake Camping Area 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. 157 of the 203 active systems in Hancock County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Branch Lake Camping Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Branch Lake Camping Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Branch Lake Camping Area?
Branch Lake Camping Area (PWSID ME0006775) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Branch Lake Camping Area serve?
Branch Lake Camping Area reports serving 142 people through 1 service connection in Hancock County, Maine.
Where does Branch Lake Camping Area 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 Branch Lake Camping Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. 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 Branch Lake Camping Area'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Branch Lake Camping Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Branch Lake Camping Area 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 Hancock County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Bar Harbor- Water Division | Hancock | 4,443 | Community | Surface water |
| Ellsworth Water Department | Hancock | 3,910 | Community | Surface water |
| Southwest Harbor Water & Sewer District | Hancock | 2,480 | Community | Surface water |
| Maine Water Company Bucksport Division | Hancock | 1,700 | Community | Surface water |
| Mount Desert Water Dist North | Hancock | 1,623 | Community | Surface water |
| Castine Water Department | Hancock | 983 | Community | Groundwater under influence of 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, “Branch Lake Camping Area, PWSID ME0006775, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/branch-lake-camping-area-me0006775 (data as of October 1, 2026).