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Rsu 05 Durham Community School

At a glance

Rsu 05 Durham Community School (PWSID ME0009679) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Androscoggin County, Maine. It reports serving 504 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.

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

Population served

504

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDME0009679

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served504

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyME state drinking water program

City servedDurham

StateMaine

ZIP—

CountyAndroscoggin County

How does Rsu 05 Durham Community School compare with other water systems in Androscoggin County?

By EPA's size categories, Rsu 05 Durham Community School is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Androscoggin County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is about 32% below the county average of 744 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 69,935 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 Rsu 05 Durham Community School is about 17% above 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 Rsu 05 Durham Community School?

EPA lists Rsu 05 Durham Community School as owned by a local government. 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. 17 of the 94 active systems in Androscoggin County (18%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Rsu 05 Durham Community School have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between July 1996 and January 2023. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved. 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
2023-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2016-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2013-01-25	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2001-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1998-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1996-07-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Rsu 05 Durham Community School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Rsu 05 Durham Community School?

Rsu 05 Durham Community School (PWSID ME0009679) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.

How many people does Rsu 05 Durham Community School serve?

Rsu 05 Durham Community School reports serving 504 people through 1 service connection in Androscoggin County, Maine.

Where does Rsu 05 Durham Community School 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 Rsu 05 Durham Community School have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Rsu 05 Durham Community School'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.

Where can I find Rsu 05 Durham Community School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rsu 05 Durham Community School 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 Androscoggin County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Lewiston Water & Sewer Division	Androscoggin	23,720	Community	Surface water
Auburn Water District	Androscoggin	17,245	Community	Surface water
Lisbon Water Department	Androscoggin	6,643	Community	Groundwater
Livermore Falls Water District	Androscoggin	2,995	Community	Surface water
Mechanic Falls Water Dept	Androscoggin	2,010	Community	Groundwater
Sabattus Sanitary District	Androscoggin	1,550	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, “Rsu 05 Durham Community School, PWSID ME0009679, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/rsu-05-durham-community-school-me0009679 (data as of October 1, 2026).