Public water system · ME0024211
ActiveBullwinkles Restaurant
At a glance
Bullwinkles Restaurant (PWSID ME0024211) is an active transient non-community water system in Franklin County, Maine. It reports serving 675 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
675
Service connections
1
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bullwinkles Restaurant compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Bullwinkles Restaurant is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Franklin County has 63 active public water systems. Its population served is about 85% above the county average of 365 people per system, and accounts for 2.9% of the 22,988 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 Bullwinkles Restaurant is about 4.7 times 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 9 Maine systems (0.5%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bullwinkles Restaurant?
EPA lists Bullwinkles Restaurant 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. 44 of the 63 active systems in Franklin County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Bullwinkles Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015. The violations listed here began between March 2015 and April 2015. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-03-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Bullwinkles Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bullwinkles Restaurant?
Bullwinkles Restaurant (PWSID ME0024211) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Bullwinkles Restaurant serve?
Bullwinkles Restaurant reports serving 675 people through 1 service connection in Franklin County, Maine.
Where does Bullwinkles Restaurant get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Bullwinkles Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015. 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 Bullwinkles Restaurant'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 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bullwinkles Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bullwinkles Restaurant 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 Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Village Corp Water Dept | Franklin | 4,050 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wilton Water Department | Franklin | 2,800 | Community | Surface water |
| Sugarloaf Water Association | Franklin | 1,730 | Community | Surface water |
| Rangeley Water District | Franklin | 1,378 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jay Village Water District | Franklin | 975 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Kingfield Water District | Franklin | 950 | 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, “Bullwinkles Restaurant, PWSID ME0024211, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/bullwinkles-restaurant-me0024211 (data as of October 1, 2026).