Public water system · ME0012956
ActiveHowco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant
At a glance
Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant (PWSID ME0012956) is an active transient non-community water system in Somerset County, Maine. It reports serving 388 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
388
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant compare with other water systems in Somerset County?
By EPA's size categories, Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Somerset County has 100 active public water systems. Its population served is about 13% above the county average of 344 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 34,437 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 Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant is about 170% above 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 Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant?
EPA lists Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant 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. 84 of the 100 active systems in Somerset County (84%) are also privately owned.
Does Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and January 2015. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | 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.
Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant?
Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant (PWSID ME0012956) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant serve?
Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant reports serving 388 people through 1 service connection in Somerset County, Maine.
Where does Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant 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 Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. 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 Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant 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 Somerset County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Water Company Skowhegan Division | Somerset | 6,105 | Community | Surface water |
| Anson and Madison Water District | Somerset | 5,568 | Community | Surface water |
| Pittsfield Water Dept | Somerset | 3,228 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jackman Utility District | Somerset | 1,125 | Community | Surface water |
| Bingham Water District | Somerset | 1,075 | Community | Groundwater |
| Norridgewock Water District | Somerset | 1,055 | 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, “Howco Foods Dba Kens Restaurant, PWSID ME0012956, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/howco-foods-dba-kens-restaurant-me0012956 (data as of October 1, 2026).