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Heron Cove Association

At a glance

Heron Cove Association (PWSID ME0002088) is an active transient non-community water system in Lincoln County, Maine. It reports serving 30 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 April 2008.

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

PWSIDME0002088

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served30

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyME state drinking water program

City servedBristol

StateMaine

ZIP—

CountyLincoln County

How does Heron Cove Association compare with other water systems in Lincoln County?

By EPA's size categories, Heron Cove Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lincoln County has 84 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 289 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 24,301 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 Heron Cove Association is well 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 Heron Cove Association?

EPA lists Heron Cove Association 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. 66 of the 84 active systems in Lincoln County (79%) are also privately owned.

Does Heron Cove Association have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. The violations listed here began between August 1997 and April 2008. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (11 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
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2002-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2000-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2000-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1999-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1999-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1998-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1998-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1997-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1997-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	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.

Heron Cove Association: frequently asked questions

Who runs Heron Cove Association?

Heron Cove Association (PWSID ME0002088) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.

How many people does Heron Cove Association serve?

Heron Cove Association reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Lincoln County, Maine.

Where does Heron Cove Association 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 Heron Cove Association 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 April 2008. 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 Heron Cove Association'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 April 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.

Where can I find Heron Cove Association's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Heron Cove Association 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 Lincoln County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Boothbay Region Water District	Lincoln	8,448	Community	Surface water
Great Salt Bay Sanitary District	Lincoln	2,143	Community	Surface water
Wiscasset Water District	Lincoln	1,970	Community	Purchased surface water
Waldoboro Water Dept	Lincoln	1,065	Community	Groundwater
Lake Pemaquid Campground	Lincoln	808	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Rsu 40 Medomak Valley High School	Lincoln	669	Non-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, “Heron Cove Association, PWSID ME0002088, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/heron-cove-association-me0002088 (data as of October 1, 2026).