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Rsu 38 Wayne Elementary School

At a glance

Rsu 38 Wayne Elementary School (PWSID ME0193827) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Kennebec County, Maine. It reports serving 81 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDME0193827

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served81

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyME state drinking water program

City servedWayne

StateMaine

ZIP—

CountyKennebec County

How does Rsu 38 Wayne Elementary School compare with other water systems in Kennebec County?

By EPA's size categories, Rsu 38 Wayne Elementary School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kennebec County has 169 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 470 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 79,468 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 38 Wayne Elementary School 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 Rsu 38 Wayne Elementary School?

EPA lists Rsu 38 Wayne Elementary 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. 25 of the 169 active systems in Kennebec County (15%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Rsu 38 Wayne Elementary School have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and December 2019. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 12 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
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
2006-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2002-04-01	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
1996-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977	No	Resolved
1996-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378	No	Resolved
1996-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987	No	Resolved
1996-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969	No	Resolved
1996-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968	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.

Rsu 38 Wayne Elementary School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Rsu 38 Wayne Elementary School?

Rsu 38 Wayne Elementary School (PWSID ME0193827) 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 38 Wayne Elementary School serve?

Rsu 38 Wayne Elementary School reports serving 81 people through 1 service connection in Kennebec County, Maine.

Where does Rsu 38 Wayne Elementary 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 38 Wayne Elementary School have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019. 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 38 Wayne Elementary 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.

Where can I find Rsu 38 Wayne Elementary School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rsu 38 Wayne Elementary 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 Kennebec County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Kennebec Water District	Kennebec	22,060	Community	Surface water
Greater Augusta Utility District	Kennebec	13,750	Community	Groundwater
Gardiner Water District	Kennebec	9,000	Community	Groundwater
Maine Water Company Oakland Division	Kennebec	2,873	Community	Purchased surface water
Winthrop Utilities District	Kennebec	2,750	Community	Surface water
Hallowell Water District	Kennebec	2,300	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 38 Wayne Elementary School, PWSID ME0193827, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/rsu-38-wayne-elementary-school-me0193827 (data as of October 1, 2026).