Public water system · ME0092040
ActiveFriendship Water Department
At a glance
Friendship Water Department (PWSID ME0092040) is an active community water system in Knox County, Maine. It reports serving 85 people through 34 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
85
Service connections
34
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Friendship Water Department compare with other water systems in Knox County?
By EPA's size categories, Friendship Water Department is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Knox County has 46 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 666 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 30,632 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 Friendship Water Department 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 Friendship Water Department?
EPA lists Friendship Water Department 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. 35 of the 46 active systems in Knox County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Friendship Water Department have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and July 2022. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Friendship Water Department: frequently asked questions
Who runs Friendship Water Department?
Friendship Water Department (PWSID ME0092040) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Friendship Water Department serve?
Friendship Water Department reports serving 85 people through 34 service connections in Knox County, Maine.
Where does Friendship Water Department 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 Friendship Water Department have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. 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 Friendship Water Department'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Friendship Water Department's water quality report?
As a community water system, Friendship Water Department 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 Knox County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Water Company Camden & Rockland | Knox | 21,315 | Community | Surface water |
| Mdoc State Park-Camden Hills | Knox | 1,573 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Vinalhaven Water District | Knox | 1,053 | Community | Surface water |
| Maine Water Company Warren Division | Knox | 815 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Haven Water Department | Knox | 740 | Community | Surface water |
| Tenants Harbor Water District | Knox | 378 | 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, “Friendship Water Department, PWSID ME0092040, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/friendship-water-department-me0092040 (data as of October 1, 2026).