Public water system · ME0092808
ActivePleasant River Lumber Enfield
At a glance
Pleasant River Lumber Enfield (PWSID ME0092808) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Penobscot County, Maine. It reports serving 69 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
69
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pleasant River Lumber Enfield compare with other water systems in Penobscot County?
By EPA's size categories, Pleasant River Lumber Enfield 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Pleasant River Lumber Enfield is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Maine has 385 active non-transient non-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 Pleasant River Lumber Enfield?
EPA lists Pleasant River Lumber Enfield 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 Pleasant River Lumber Enfield have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2022 and September 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 4 as unaddressed and 3 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-29 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-04-12 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Diquatcode 2032 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endothallcode 2033 | 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.
Pleasant River Lumber Enfield: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pleasant River Lumber Enfield?
Pleasant River Lumber Enfield (PWSID ME0092808) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Pleasant River Lumber Enfield serve?
Pleasant River Lumber Enfield reports serving 69 people through 1 service connection in Penobscot County, Maine.
Where does Pleasant River Lumber Enfield 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 Pleasant River Lumber Enfield have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Pleasant River Lumber Enfield'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pleasant River Lumber Enfield's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pleasant River Lumber Enfield is a non-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, “Pleasant River Lumber Enfield, PWSID ME0092808, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/pleasant-river-lumber-enfield-me0092808 (data as of October 1, 2026).