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Oquossoc Angling Association

At a glance

Oquossoc Angling Association (PWSID ME0094843) is an active transient non-community water system in Franklin 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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024.

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

PWSIDME0094843
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served50
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyME state drinking water program
City servedRangeley
StateMaine
ZIP—
CountyFranklin County

How does Oquossoc Angling Association compare with other water systems in Franklin County?

By EPA's size categories, Oquossoc Angling Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Franklin County has 63 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 365 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 22,988 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 Oquossoc Angling Association 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 Oquossoc Angling Association?

EPA lists Oquossoc Angling Association 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. 44 of the 63 active systems in Franklin County (70%) are also privately owned.

Does Oquossoc Angling Association have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. The violations listed here began between June 2015 and May 2024. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-05-31Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoUnaddressed
2023-06-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-05-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2015-07-27Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2015-06-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved

All 5 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.

Oquossoc Angling Association: frequently asked questions

Who runs Oquossoc Angling Association?

Oquossoc Angling Association (PWSID ME0094843) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.

How many people does Oquossoc Angling Association serve?

Oquossoc Angling Association reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Franklin County, Maine.

Where does Oquossoc Angling Association 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 Oquossoc Angling Association have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. 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 Oquossoc Angling Association'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.

Where can I find Oquossoc Angling Association's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Oquossoc Angling Association 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 Franklin County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Farmington Village Corp Water DeptFranklin4,050CommunityGroundwater
Wilton Water DepartmentFranklin2,800CommunitySurface water
Sugarloaf Water AssociationFranklin1,730CommunitySurface water
Rangeley Water DistrictFranklin1,378CommunityGroundwater
Jay Village Water DistrictFranklin975CommunityPurchased surface water
Kingfield Water DistrictFranklin950CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Oquossoc Angling Association, PWSID ME0094843, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/oquossoc-angling-association-me0094843 (data as of October 1, 2026).