Public water system · ME0091450
ActiveMaine Water Company Skowhegan Division
At a glance
Maine Water Company Skowhegan Division (PWSID ME0091450) is an active community water system in Somerset County, Maine. It reports serving 6,105 people through 2,442 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
6,105
Service connections
2,442
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Maine Water Company Skowhegan Division compare with other water systems in Somerset County?
By EPA's size categories, Maine Water Company Skowhegan Division is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Somerset County has 100 active public water systems, and Maine Water Company Skowhegan Division is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 18 times the county average of 344 people per system, and accounts for 18% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Maine Water Company Skowhegan Division is roughly in line with 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 Skowhegan Division?
EPA lists Maine Water Company Skowhegan 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. 84 of the 100 active systems in Somerset County (84%) are also privately owned.
Does Maine Water Company Skowhegan Division have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2017. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and February 2017. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Fluoride, Lead and Copper Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 3 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 Skowhegan Division: frequently asked questions
Who runs Maine Water Company Skowhegan Division?
Maine Water Company Skowhegan Division (PWSID ME0091450) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Maine Water Company Skowhegan Division serve?
Maine Water Company Skowhegan Division reports serving 6,105 people through 2,442 service connections in Somerset County, Maine.
Where does Maine Water Company Skowhegan 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 Skowhegan Division have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2017. 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 Skowhegan 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2017. 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 Skowhegan Division's water quality report?
As a community water system, Maine Water Company Skowhegan 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 Somerset County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anson and Madison Water District | Somerset | 5,568 | Community | Surface water |
| Pittsfield Water Dept | Somerset | 3,228 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jackman Utility District | Somerset | 1,125 | Community | Surface water |
| Bingham Water District | Somerset | 1,075 | Community | Groundwater |
| Norridgewock Water District | Somerset | 1,055 | Community | Groundwater |
| Maine Water Company Hartland Division | Somerset | 1,043 | 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 Skowhegan Division, PWSID ME0091450, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/maine-water-company-skowhegan-division-me0091450 (data as of October 1, 2026).