Public water system · ME0005615
ActiveBucksport/Fort Knox Koa
At a glance
Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa (PWSID ME0005615) is an active transient non-community water system in Hancock County, Maine. It reports serving 176 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
176
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa compare with other water systems in Hancock County?
By EPA's size categories, Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hancock County has 203 active public water systems. Its population served is about 24% below the county average of 232 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% 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 Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa is about 22% above 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 Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa?
EPA lists Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa 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 Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and March 2024. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 monitoring, 1 reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-07 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-22 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Archived |
| 2021-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-11-13 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-11-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-05-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-05-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa?
Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa (PWSID ME0005615) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa serve?
Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa reports serving 176 people through 1 service connection in Hancock County, Maine.
Where does Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa 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 Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. 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 Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa'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 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa 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, “Bucksport/Fort Knox Koa, PWSID ME0005615, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/bucksport-fort-knox-koa-me0005615 (data as of October 1, 2026).