Public water system · ME0003644
ActiveSandy Shores Owners Assn
At a glance
Sandy Shores Owners Assn (PWSID ME0003644) is an active transient non-community water system in Knox County, Maine. It reports serving 188 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
188
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sandy Shores Owners Assn compare with other water systems in Knox County?
By EPA's size categories, Sandy Shores Owners Assn is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Knox County has 46 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 666 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 30,632 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Maine, the 1,862 active systems average 503 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Sandy Shores Owners Assn is about 31% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Maine has 1,091 active transient non-community water systems, 59% 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 Sandy Shores Owners Assn?
EPA lists Sandy Shores Owners Assn 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. 35 of the 46 active systems in Knox County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Sandy Shores Owners Assn have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1998 and May 2025. By type: 2 required treatment not met, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-06-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-06-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-06-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Sandy Shores Owners Assn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sandy Shores Owners Assn?
Sandy Shores Owners Assn (PWSID ME0003644) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Sandy Shores Owners Assn serve?
Sandy Shores Owners Assn reports serving 188 people through 1 service connection in Knox County, Maine.
Where does Sandy Shores Owners Assn 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 Sandy Shores Owners Assn have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. 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 Sandy Shores Owners Assn'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 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sandy Shores Owners Assn's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sandy Shores Owners Assn is a 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 Knox County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Water Company Camden & Rockland | Knox | 21,315 | Community | Surface water |
| Mdoc State Park-Camden Hills | Knox | 1,573 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Vinalhaven Water District | Knox | 1,053 | Community | Surface water |
| Maine Water Company Warren Division | Knox | 815 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Haven Water Department | Knox | 740 | Community | Surface water |
| Tenants Harbor Water District | Knox | 378 | 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, “Sandy Shores Owners Assn, PWSID ME0003644, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/sandy-shores-owners-assn-me0003644 (data as of October 1, 2026).