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Kents Hill School

At a glance

Kents Hill School (PWSID ME0000531) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Kennebec County, Maine. It reports serving 338 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

338

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDME0000531

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served338

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyME state drinking water program

City servedReadfield

StateMaine

ZIP—

CountyKennebec County

How does Kents Hill School compare with other water systems in Kennebec County?

By EPA's size categories, Kents Hill School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kennebec County has 169 active public water systems. Its population served is about 28% below the county average of 470 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% 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 Kents Hill School is about 21% 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 Kents Hill School?

EPA lists Kents Hill 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 Kents Hill School have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019. The violations listed here began between September 1996 and October 2019. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2019-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2012-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2010-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2003-06-04	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2002-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1997-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1996-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

All 11 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.

Kents Hill School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Kents Hill School?

Kents Hill School (PWSID ME0000531) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.

How many people does Kents Hill School serve?

Kents Hill School reports serving 338 people through 1 service connection in Kennebec County, Maine.

Where does Kents Hill 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 Kents Hill School have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019. 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 Kents Hill 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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.

Where can I find Kents Hill School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Kents Hill 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, “Kents Hill School, PWSID ME0000531, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/kents-hill-school-me0000531 (data as of October 1, 2026).