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Maine Lakeside Cabins

At a glance

Maine Lakeside Cabins (PWSID ME0094465) is an active transient non-community water system in Somerset County, Maine. It reports serving 358 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 March 2025.

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

Population served

358

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDME0094465
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served358
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyME state drinking water program
City servedCaratunk
StateMaine
ZIP—
CountySomerset County

How does Maine Lakeside Cabins compare with other water systems in Somerset County?

By EPA's size categories, Maine Lakeside Cabins is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Somerset County has 100 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 344 people per system, and accounts for 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 Maine Lakeside Cabins is about 149% 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 Maine Lakeside Cabins?

EPA lists Maine Lakeside Cabins 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 Maine Lakeside Cabins have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. The violations listed here began between November 2005 and March 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 monitoring and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-03-28Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2024-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2020-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2017-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2016-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2015-12-03Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2015-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2014-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2006-06-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2006-05-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2005-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

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.

Maine Lakeside Cabins: frequently asked questions

Who runs Maine Lakeside Cabins?

Maine Lakeside Cabins (PWSID ME0094465) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.

How many people does Maine Lakeside Cabins serve?

Maine Lakeside Cabins reports serving 358 people through 1 service connection in Somerset County, Maine.

Where does Maine Lakeside Cabins 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 Maine Lakeside Cabins 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 March 2025. 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 Maine Lakeside Cabins' 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 March 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.

Where can I find Maine Lakeside Cabins' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Maine Lakeside Cabins 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 systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Maine Water Company Skowhegan DivisionSomerset6,105CommunitySurface water
Anson and Madison Water DistrictSomerset5,568CommunitySurface water
Pittsfield Water DeptSomerset3,228CommunityGroundwater
Jackman Utility DistrictSomerset1,125CommunitySurface water
Bingham Water DistrictSomerset1,075CommunityGroundwater
Norridgewock Water DistrictSomerset1,055CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Maine Lakeside Cabins, PWSID ME0094465, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/maine-lakeside-cabins-me0094465 (data as of October 1, 2026).