Public water system · ME0092793
ActiveKatahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr
At a glance
Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr (PWSID ME0092793) is an active transient non-community water system in Penobscot County, Maine. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr compare with other water systems in Penobscot County?
By EPA's size categories, Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Penobscot County has 169 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 547 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 92,416 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 Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr 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 Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr?
EPA lists Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr as owned by the federal government. 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. 2 of the 169 active systems in Penobscot County (1.2%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr: frequently asked questions
Who runs Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr?
Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr (PWSID ME0092793) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr serve?
Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Penobscot County, Maine.
Where does Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr 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 Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr 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 Penobscot County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Water District | Penobscot | 27,298 | Community | Surface water |
| Brewer Water Department | Penobscot | 8,860 | Community | Surface water |
| Old Town Water District | Penobscot | 7,648 | Community | Groundwater |
| Orono-Veazie Water District | Penobscot | 5,793 | Community | Groundwater |
| Maine Water Company Millinocket Division | Penobscot | 5,400 | Community | Surface water |
| Hampden Water District | Penobscot | 4,628 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Katahdin Woods & Waters-Visitor Ctr, PWSID ME0092793, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/katahdin-woods-waters-visitor-ctr-me0092793 (data as of October 1, 2026).