Public water system · ME0024664

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China Jade

At a glance

China Jade (PWSID ME0024664) is an active transient non-community water system in Waldo County, Maine. It reports serving 48 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDME0024664

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served48

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyME state drinking water program

City servedUnity

StateMaine

ZIP—

CountyWaldo County

How does China Jade compare with other water systems in Waldo County?

By EPA's size categories, China Jade is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Waldo County has 75 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 257 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 19,252 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 China Jade is about 67% below 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 China Jade?

EPA lists China Jade 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. 57 of the 75 active systems in Waldo County (76%) are also privately owned.

Does China Jade have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. The violations listed here began between August 2010 and March 2024. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (6 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-03-28	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2023-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-09-25	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-09-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-09-08	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2011-10-05	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2010-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2010-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

China Jade: frequently asked questions

Who runs China Jade?

China Jade (PWSID ME0024664) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.

How many people does China Jade serve?

China Jade reports serving 48 people through 1 service connection in Waldo County, Maine.

Where does China Jade 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 China Jade have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is 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 China Jade'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is 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 China Jade's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. China Jade 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 Waldo County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Belfast Water District	Waldo	5,698	Community	Groundwater
Searsport Water District	Waldo	2,763	Community	Groundwater
Rsu 03 Mt View School	Waldo	1,100	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Winterport Water District	Waldo	763	Community	Groundwater
Fort Knox	Waldo	592	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Northport Village Corp Water Dept	Waldo	550	Community	Purchased 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, “China Jade, PWSID ME0024664, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/china-jade-me0024664 (data as of October 1, 2026).