Public water system · ME0094534

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Pine Grove Terrace

At a glance

Pine Grove Terrace (PWSID ME0094534) is an active community water system in Aroostook County, Maine. It reports serving 123 people through 49 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.

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

Population served

123

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDME0094534

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served123

Service connections49

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyME state drinking water program

City servedOakfield

StateMaine

ZIP—

CountyAroostook County

How does Pine Grove Terrace compare with other water systems in Aroostook County?

By EPA's size categories, Pine Grove Terrace is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Aroostook County has 123 active public water systems. Its population served is about 63% below the county average of 329 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 40,518 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Maine, the 1,862 active systems average 503 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Pine Grove Terrace is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Maine has 386 active 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 Pine Grove Terrace?

EPA lists Pine Grove Terrace 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. 95 of the 123 active systems in Aroostook County (77%) are also privately owned.

Does Pine Grove Terrace have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between April 1998 and July 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 5 contaminant level above the legal limit and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 of them). 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
2024-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2020-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Unaddressed
2008-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2007-11-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2007-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2007-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2007-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2005-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2003-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2000-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1998-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1998-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	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.

Pine Grove Terrace: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pine Grove Terrace?

Pine Grove Terrace (PWSID ME0094534) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.

How many people does Pine Grove Terrace serve?

Pine Grove Terrace reports serving 123 people through 49 service connections in Aroostook County, Maine.

Where does Pine Grove Terrace 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 Pine Grove Terrace have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Pine Grove Terrace'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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.

Where can I find Pine Grove Terrace's water quality report?

As a community water system, Pine Grove Terrace must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Aroostook County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Presque Isle Utilities District	Aroostook	6,128	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Houlton Water Company	Aroostook	4,735	Community	Groundwater
Caribou Utilities District	Aroostook	3,943	Community	Groundwater
Madawaska Water District	Aroostook	2,738	Community	Groundwater
Van Buren Water District	Aroostook	2,190	Community	Groundwater
Fort Fairfield Utilities District	Aroostook	2,025	Community	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, “Pine Grove Terrace, PWSID ME0094534, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/pine-grove-terrace-me0094534 (data as of October 1, 2026).