Public water system · ME0094501
ActiveCovered Bridge Apartments
At a glance
Covered Bridge Apartments (PWSID ME0094501) is an active community water system in Piscataquis County, Maine. It reports serving 25 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Covered Bridge Apartments compare with other water systems in Piscataquis County?
By EPA's size categories, Covered Bridge Apartments is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Piscataquis County has 42 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 282 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 11,828 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Maine, the 1,862 active systems average 503 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Covered Bridge Apartments is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Maine has 386 active 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 Covered Bridge Apartments?
EPA lists Covered Bridge Apartments 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. 30 of the 42 active systems in Piscataquis County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Covered Bridge Apartments have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2012 and April 2025. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 required treatment not met, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-23 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-03-02 | Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-09-29 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-02-20 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | 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.
Covered Bridge Apartments: frequently asked questions
Who runs Covered Bridge Apartments?
Covered Bridge Apartments (PWSID ME0094501) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Covered Bridge Apartments serve?
Covered Bridge Apartments reports serving 25 people through 10 service connections in Piscataquis County, Maine.
Where does Covered Bridge Apartments 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 Covered Bridge Apartments have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Covered Bridge Apartments' 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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Covered Bridge Apartments' water quality report?
As a community water system, Covered Bridge Apartments must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Piscataquis County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover-Foxcroft Water District | Piscataquis | 2,400 | Community | Surface water |
| Milo Water District | Piscataquis | 1,720 | Community | Surface water |
| Guilford-Sangerville Utilities District | Piscataquis | 1,535 | Community | Groundwater |
| Maine Water Company Greenville Division | Piscataquis | 1,335 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brownville Jct Water Dept | Piscataquis | 663 | Community | Groundwater |
| Spacious Skies Cg-Balsam Woods | Piscataquis | 322 | Transient non-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, “Covered Bridge Apartments, PWSID ME0094501, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/covered-bridge-apartments-me0094501 (data as of October 1, 2026).