Public water system · ME0017874

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Msad 41 Brownville Elem School

At a glance

Msad 41 Brownville Elem School (PWSID ME0017874) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Piscataquis County, Maine. It reports serving 132 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

132

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDME0017874

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served132

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyME state drinking water program

City servedBrownville

StateMaine

ZIP—

CountyPiscataquis County

How does Msad 41 Brownville Elem School compare with other water systems in Piscataquis County?

By EPA's size categories, Msad 41 Brownville Elem School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Piscataquis County has 42 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 282 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Msad 41 Brownville Elem School is well below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Maine has 385 active non-transient non-community water systems, 21% 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 Msad 41 Brownville Elem School?

EPA lists Msad 41 Brownville Elem School as owned by a local government. 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. 7 of the 42 active systems in Piscataquis County (17%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Msad 41 Brownville Elem School have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and July 2022. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane and 1,1,2-Trichloroethane. EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2022-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Unaddressed
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chlorobenzenecode 2989	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Styrenecode 2996	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dichloromethanecode 2964	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Vinyl chloridecode 2976	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980	No	Resolved

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.

Msad 41 Brownville Elem School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Msad 41 Brownville Elem School?

Msad 41 Brownville Elem School (PWSID ME0017874) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.

How many people does Msad 41 Brownville Elem School serve?

Msad 41 Brownville Elem School reports serving 132 people through 1 service connection in Piscataquis County, Maine.

Where does Msad 41 Brownville Elem School 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 Msad 41 Brownville Elem School 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 July 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 Msad 41 Brownville Elem School'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.

Where can I find Msad 41 Brownville Elem School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Msad 41 Brownville Elem School is a non-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, “Msad 41 Brownville Elem School, PWSID ME0017874, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/msad-41-brownville-elem-school-me0017874 (data as of October 1, 2026).