Public water system · ME0092710
ActiveSaco River Apartments
At a glance
Saco River Apartments (PWSID ME0092710) is an active community water system in York County, Maine. It reports serving 30 people through 12 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Saco River Apartments compare with other water systems in York County?
By EPA's size categories, Saco River Apartments is a very small system (500 people or fewer). York County has 188 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 877 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 164,945 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 Saco River Apartments is well 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 Saco River Apartments?
EPA lists Saco River Apartments 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. 161 of the 188 active systems in York County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Saco River Apartments have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2020 and December 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | 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.
Saco River Apartments: frequently asked questions
Who runs Saco River Apartments?
Saco River Apartments (PWSID ME0092710) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Saco River Apartments serve?
Saco River Apartments reports serving 30 people through 12 service connections in York County, Maine.
Where does Saco River Apartments 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 Saco River Apartments have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Saco River Apartments' 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Saco River Apartments' water quality report?
As a community water system, Saco River Apartments 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 York County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div | York | 42,508 | Community | Surface water |
| Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Wells Wd | York | 35,663 | Community | Surface water |
| Kittery Water District | York | 14,478 | Community | Surface water |
| Sanford Water District | York | 14,328 | Community | Groundwater |
| York Water District | York | 13,675 | Community | Surface water |
| South Berwick Water District | York | 3,722 | 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, “Saco River Apartments, PWSID ME0092710, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/saco-river-apartments-me0092710 (data as of October 1, 2026).