Public water system · ME0092417
ActiveBright Ideas Child Care Center
At a glance
Bright Ideas Child Care Center (PWSID ME0092417) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Androscoggin County, Maine. It reports serving 96 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 December 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
96
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bright Ideas Child Care Center compare with other water systems in Androscoggin County?
By EPA's size categories, Bright Ideas Child Care Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Androscoggin County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 744 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 69,935 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 Bright Ideas Child Care 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 Bright Ideas Child Care Center?
EPA lists Bright Ideas Child Care 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. 75 of the 94 active systems in Androscoggin County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Bright Ideas Child Care Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and December 2020. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
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.
Bright Ideas Child Care Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bright Ideas Child Care Center?
Bright Ideas Child Care Center (PWSID ME0092417) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Bright Ideas Child Care Center serve?
Bright Ideas Child Care Center reports serving 96 people through 1 service connection in Androscoggin County, Maine.
Where does Bright Ideas Child Care 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 Bright Ideas Child Care Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Bright Ideas Child Care 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 records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bright Ideas Child Care Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bright Ideas Child Care 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 Androscoggin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewiston Water & Sewer Division | Androscoggin | 23,720 | Community | Surface water |
| Auburn Water District | Androscoggin | 17,245 | Community | Surface water |
| Lisbon Water Department | Androscoggin | 6,643 | Community | Groundwater |
| Livermore Falls Water District | Androscoggin | 2,995 | Community | Surface water |
| Mechanic Falls Water Dept | Androscoggin | 2,010 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sabattus Sanitary District | Androscoggin | 1,550 | 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, “Bright Ideas Child Care Center, PWSID ME0092417, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/bright-ideas-child-care-center-me0092417 (data as of October 1, 2026).