Public water system · ME0001486
ActiveMt Desert Narrows Campground
At a glance
Mt Desert Narrows Campground (PWSID ME0001486) is an active transient non-community water system in Hancock County, Maine. It reports serving 499 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
499
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mt Desert Narrows Campground compare with other water systems in Hancock County?
By EPA's size categories, Mt Desert Narrows Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hancock County has 203 active public water systems. Its population served is about twice the county average of 232 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 47,019 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 Mt Desert Narrows Campground is about 3.5 times 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 Mt Desert Narrows Campground?
EPA lists Mt Desert Narrows Campground 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. 157 of the 203 active systems in Hancock County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Mt Desert Narrows Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Mt Desert Narrows Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mt Desert Narrows Campground?
Mt Desert Narrows Campground (PWSID ME0001486) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Mt Desert Narrows Campground serve?
Mt Desert Narrows Campground reports serving 499 people through 1 service connection in Hancock County, Maine.
Where does Mt Desert Narrows Campground 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 Mt Desert Narrows Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002. 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 Mt Desert Narrows Campground'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mt Desert Narrows Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mt Desert Narrows Campground 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 Hancock County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Bar Harbor- Water Division | Hancock | 4,443 | Community | Surface water |
| Ellsworth Water Department | Hancock | 3,910 | Community | Surface water |
| Southwest Harbor Water & Sewer District | Hancock | 2,480 | Community | Surface water |
| Maine Water Company Bucksport Division | Hancock | 1,700 | Community | Surface water |
| Mount Desert Water Dist North | Hancock | 1,623 | Community | Surface water |
| Castine Water Department | Hancock | 983 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
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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, “Mt Desert Narrows Campground, PWSID ME0001486, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/mt-desert-narrows-campground-me0001486 (data as of October 1, 2026).