Public water system · ME0090280
ActiveMaine Water Company Bucksport Division
At a glance
Maine Water Company Bucksport Division (PWSID ME0090280) is an active community water system in Hancock County, Maine. It reports serving 1,700 people through 680 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1993.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,700
Service connections
680
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Maine Water Company Bucksport Division compare with other water systems in Hancock County?
By EPA's size categories, Maine Water Company Bucksport Division is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Hancock County has 203 active public water systems, and Maine Water Company Bucksport Division is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 7.3 times the county average of 232 people per system, and accounts for 3.6% of the 47,019 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Maine, the 1,862 active systems average 503 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Maine Water Company Bucksport Division is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Maine has 386 active community water systems, 21% of the state's 1,862 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 61 Maine systems (3.3%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Maine Water Company Bucksport Division?
EPA lists Maine Water Company Bucksport Division 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. 157 of the 203 active systems in Hancock County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Maine Water Company Bucksport Division have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1993. The violations listed here began between January 1992 and January 1993. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminants or rules involved are Thallium, Beryllium, Antimony and Nickel. EPA lists 5 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nickelcode 1036 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-01-01 | Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Archived |
All 6 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 Water Company Bucksport Division: frequently asked questions
Who runs Maine Water Company Bucksport Division?
Maine Water Company Bucksport Division (PWSID ME0090280) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Maine Water Company Bucksport Division serve?
Maine Water Company Bucksport Division reports serving 1,700 people through 680 service connections in Hancock County, Maine.
Where does Maine Water Company Bucksport Division get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Maine Water Company Bucksport Division have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1993. 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 Water Company Bucksport Division'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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1993. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Maine Water Company Bucksport Division's water quality report?
As a community water system, Maine Water Company Bucksport Division must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Hancock County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Bar Harbor- Water Division | Hancock | 4,443 | Community | Surface water |
| Ellsworth Water Department | Hancock | 3,910 | Community | Surface water |
| Southwest Harbor Water & Sewer District | Hancock | 2,480 | Community | Surface water |
| Mount Desert Water Dist North | Hancock | 1,623 | Community | Surface water |
| Castine Water Department | Hancock | 983 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Us Nps Jordan Pond Hse (18) | Hancock | 888 | 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, “Maine Water Company Bucksport Division, PWSID ME0090280, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/maine-water-company-bucksport-division-me0090280 (data as of October 1, 2026).