Public water system · ME0003385
ActiveMedawisla Wilderness Lodge
At a glance
Medawisla Wilderness Lodge (PWSID ME0003385) is an active transient non-community water system in Piscataquis County, Maine. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Medawisla Wilderness Lodge compare with other water systems in Piscataquis County?
By EPA's size categories, Medawisla Wilderness Lodge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Piscataquis County has 42 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 282 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 11,828 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 Medawisla Wilderness Lodge is about 65% below 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 Medawisla Wilderness Lodge?
EPA lists Medawisla Wilderness Lodge 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. 30 of the 42 active systems in Piscataquis County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Medawisla Wilderness Lodge have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between December 2017 and April 2025. By type: 4 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Medawisla Wilderness Lodge: frequently asked questions
Who runs Medawisla Wilderness Lodge?
Medawisla Wilderness Lodge (PWSID ME0003385) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Medawisla Wilderness Lodge serve?
Medawisla Wilderness Lodge reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Piscataquis County, Maine.
Where does Medawisla Wilderness Lodge 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 Medawisla Wilderness Lodge have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Medawisla Wilderness Lodge'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Medawisla Wilderness Lodge's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Medawisla Wilderness Lodge 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 Piscataquis County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover-Foxcroft Water District | Piscataquis | 2,400 | Community | Surface water |
| Milo Water District | Piscataquis | 1,720 | Community | Surface water |
| Guilford-Sangerville Utilities District | Piscataquis | 1,535 | Community | Groundwater |
| Maine Water Company Greenville Division | Piscataquis | 1,335 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brownville Jct Water Dept | Piscataquis | 663 | Community | Groundwater |
| Spacious Skies Cg-Balsam Woods | Piscataquis | 322 | 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, “Medawisla Wilderness Lodge, PWSID ME0003385, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/medawisla-wilderness-lodge-me0003385 (data as of October 1, 2026).