Public water system · ME0015527
ActivePine Tree Acres
At a glance
Pine Tree Acres (PWSID ME0015527) is an active transient non-community water system in Oxford County, Maine. It reports serving 150 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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pine Tree Acres compare with other water systems in Oxford County?
By EPA's size categories, Pine Tree Acres is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Oxford County has 133 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 306 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 40,635 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 Pine Tree Acres is roughly in line with 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 Pine Tree Acres?
EPA lists Pine Tree Acres 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. 113 of the 133 active systems in Oxford County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Pine Tree Acres have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and June 2025. By type: 2 reporting, 1 required treatment not met, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2023-06-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-06-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
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.
Pine Tree Acres: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pine Tree Acres?
Pine Tree Acres (PWSID ME0015527) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Pine Tree Acres serve?
Pine Tree Acres reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection in Oxford County, Maine.
Where does Pine Tree Acres 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 Tree Acres have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Pine Tree Acres' 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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pine Tree Acres' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pine Tree Acres 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 Oxford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumford Water District | Oxford | 4,050 | Community | Groundwater |
| Paris Utility District | Oxford | 2,940 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mexico Water District | Oxford | 2,425 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fryeburg Water Company | Oxford | 2,085 | Community | Groundwater |
| Norway Water District | Oxford | 2,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bethel Water District | Oxford | 1,813 | Community | Groundwater |
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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 Tree Acres, PWSID ME0015527, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/pine-tree-acres-me0015527 (data as of October 1, 2026).