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Msad 52 Alternative/Admin School

At a glance

Msad 52 Alternative/Admin School (PWSID ME0094433) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Androscoggin County, Maine. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017.

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

Population served

40

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDME0094433
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served40
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyME state drinking water program
City servedTurner
StateMaine
ZIP—
CountyAndroscoggin County

How does Msad 52 Alternative/Admin School compare with other water systems in Androscoggin County?

By EPA's size categories, Msad 52 Alternative/Admin School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Androscoggin County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 744 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 69,935 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 52 Alternative/Admin 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 52 Alternative/Admin School?

EPA lists Msad 52 Alternative/Admin 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. 17 of the 94 active systems in Androscoggin County (18%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Msad 52 Alternative/Admin School have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and April 2017. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 6 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2017-04-01Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2016-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Endothallcode 2033NoResolved
2016-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Diquatcode 2032NoResolved
2011-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2004-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1993-07-01Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000YesResolved

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.

Msad 52 Alternative/Admin School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Msad 52 Alternative/Admin School?

Msad 52 Alternative/Admin School (PWSID ME0094433) 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 52 Alternative/Admin School serve?

Msad 52 Alternative/Admin School reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Androscoggin County, Maine.

Where does Msad 52 Alternative/Admin 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 52 Alternative/Admin School have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Msad 52 Alternative/Admin 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. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.

Where can I find Msad 52 Alternative/Admin School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Msad 52 Alternative/Admin 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 Androscoggin County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Lewiston Water & Sewer DivisionAndroscoggin23,720CommunitySurface water
Auburn Water DistrictAndroscoggin17,245CommunitySurface water
Lisbon Water DepartmentAndroscoggin6,643CommunityGroundwater
Livermore Falls Water DistrictAndroscoggin2,995CommunitySurface water
Mechanic Falls Water DeptAndroscoggin2,010CommunityGroundwater
Sabattus Sanitary DistrictAndroscoggin1,550CommunityGroundwater

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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 52 Alternative/Admin School, PWSID ME0094433, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/msad-52-alternative-admin-school-me0094433 (data as of October 1, 2026).