Public water system · ME0091380
ActiveRumford Water District
At a glance
Rumford Water District (PWSID ME0091380) is an active community water system in Oxford County, Maine. It reports serving 4,050 people through 1,620 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
4,050
Service connections
1,620
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Rumford Water District compare with other water systems in Oxford County?
By EPA's size categories, Rumford Water District is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Oxford County has 133 active public water systems, and Rumford Water District is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 13 times the county average of 306 people per system, and accounts for 10% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Rumford Water District is about 40% 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 Rumford Water District?
EPA lists Rumford Water District 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. 18 of the 133 active systems in Oxford County (14%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Rumford Water District have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between July 1992 and July 2024. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| 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 |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Archived |
All 10 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.
Rumford Water District: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rumford Water District?
Rumford Water District (PWSID ME0091380) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Rumford Water District serve?
Rumford Water District reports serving 4,050 people through 1,620 service connections in Oxford County, Maine.
Where does Rumford Water District 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 Rumford Water District have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is 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 Rumford Water District'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 10 violations for this system; none is 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 Rumford Water District's water quality report?
As a community water system, Rumford Water District 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 Oxford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dixfield Water & Sewer Dept | Oxford | 1,415 | 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, “Rumford Water District, PWSID ME0091380, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/rumford-water-district-me0091380 (data as of October 1, 2026).