Public water system · ME0091190
ActiveMaine Water Company Oakland Division
At a glance
Maine Water Company Oakland Division (PWSID ME0091190) is an active community water system in Kennebec County, Maine. It reports serving 2,873 people through 1,149 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,873
Service connections
1,149
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Maine Water Company Oakland Division compare with other water systems in Kennebec County?
By EPA's size categories, Maine Water Company Oakland Division is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Kennebec County has 169 active public water systems, and Maine Water Company Oakland Division is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 6.1 times the county average of 470 people per system, and accounts for 3.6% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Maine Water Company Oakland Division is about 57% 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 8 Maine systems (0.4%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Maine Water Company Oakland Division?
EPA lists Maine Water Company Oakland 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. 143 of the 169 active systems in Kennebec County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Maine Water Company Oakland Division have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between January 1992 and January 2022. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminants or rules involved are Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Haloacetic acids (HAA5), Antimony and Cyanide. EPA lists 5 as archived and 3 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nickelcode 1036 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Archived |
| 1992-01-01 | Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
All 8 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 Oakland Division: frequently asked questions
Who runs Maine Water Company Oakland Division?
Maine Water Company Oakland Division (PWSID ME0091190) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Maine Water Company Oakland Division serve?
Maine Water Company Oakland Division reports serving 2,873 people through 1,149 service connections in Kennebec County, Maine.
Where does Maine Water Company Oakland Division get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Maine Water Company Oakland Division have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. 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 Oakland 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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. 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 Oakland Division's water quality report?
As a community water system, Maine Water Company Oakland 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 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 |
| Winthrop Utilities District | Kennebec | 2,750 | Community | Surface water |
| Hallowell Water District | Kennebec | 2,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clinton Water District | Kennebec | 1,013 | 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 Oakland Division, PWSID ME0091190, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/maine-water-company-oakland-division-me0091190 (data as of October 1, 2026).