Public water system · ME0092565
ActiveNorthern Light Family Medicine Orono
At a glance
Northern Light Family Medicine Orono (PWSID ME0092565) is an active transient non-community water system in Penobscot County, Maine. It reports serving 89 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
89
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Northern Light Family Medicine Orono compare with other water systems in Penobscot County?
By EPA's size categories, Northern Light Family Medicine Orono is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Penobscot County has 169 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 547 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 92,416 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 Northern Light Family Medicine Orono is about 38% 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 Northern Light Family Medicine Orono?
EPA lists Northern Light Family Medicine Orono 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. 127 of the 169 active systems in Penobscot County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Northern Light Family Medicine Orono have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2016 and February 2025. By type: 4 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-03 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2024-11-15 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-09-29 | ReportingReporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) · code 4A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Northern Light Family Medicine Orono: frequently asked questions
Who runs Northern Light Family Medicine Orono?
Northern Light Family Medicine Orono (PWSID ME0092565) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Northern Light Family Medicine Orono serve?
Northern Light Family Medicine Orono reports serving 89 people through 1 service connection in Penobscot County, Maine.
Where does Northern Light Family Medicine Orono 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 Northern Light Family Medicine Orono have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 Northern Light Family Medicine Orono'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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Northern Light Family Medicine Orono's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Northern Light Family Medicine Orono 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 Penobscot County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Water District | Penobscot | 27,298 | Community | Surface water |
| Brewer Water Department | Penobscot | 8,860 | Community | Surface water |
| Old Town Water District | Penobscot | 7,648 | Community | Groundwater |
| Orono-Veazie Water District | Penobscot | 5,793 | Community | Groundwater |
| Maine Water Company Millinocket Division | Penobscot | 5,400 | Community | Surface water |
| Hampden Water District | Penobscot | 4,628 | Community | Purchased 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, “Northern Light Family Medicine Orono, PWSID ME0092565, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/northern-light-family-medicine-orono-me0092565 (data as of October 1, 2026).