Public water system · ME0000242
ActiveFayette Central School
At a glance
Fayette Central School (PWSID ME0000242) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Kennebec County, Maine. It reports serving 85 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
85
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Fayette Central School compare with other water systems in Kennebec County?
By EPA's size categories, Fayette Central School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kennebec County has 169 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 470 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 79,468 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 Fayette Central School 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 Fayette Central School?
EPA lists Fayette Central School 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. 143 of the 169 active systems in Kennebec County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Fayette Central School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2017. The violations listed here began between September 1996 and December 2017. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endothallcode 2033 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Fayette Central School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fayette Central School?
Fayette Central School (PWSID ME0000242) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Fayette Central School serve?
Fayette Central School reports serving 85 people through 1 service connection in Kennebec County, Maine.
Where does Fayette Central School 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 Fayette Central School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2017. 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 Fayette Central School'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fayette Central School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fayette Central School 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 Kennebec County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennebec Water District | Kennebec | 22,060 | Community | Surface water |
| Greater Augusta Utility District | Kennebec | 13,750 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gardiner Water District | Kennebec | 9,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Maine Water Company Oakland Division | Kennebec | 2,873 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Winthrop Utilities District | Kennebec | 2,750 | Community | Surface water |
| Hallowell Water District | Kennebec | 2,300 | 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, “Fayette Central School, PWSID ME0000242, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/fayette-central-school-me0000242 (data as of October 1, 2026).