Public water system · ME0091860
ActiveSandy Stream Village
At a glance
Sandy Stream Village (PWSID ME0091860) is an active community water system in Waldo County, Maine. It reports serving 60 people through 16 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
16
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sandy Stream Village compare with other water systems in Waldo County?
By EPA's size categories, Sandy Stream Village is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Waldo County has 75 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 257 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 19,252 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 Sandy Stream Village 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 Sandy Stream Village?
EPA lists Sandy Stream Village 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. 57 of the 75 active systems in Waldo County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Sandy Stream Village have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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 Stream Village: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sandy Stream Village?
Sandy Stream Village (PWSID ME0091860) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Sandy Stream Village serve?
Sandy Stream Village reports serving 60 people through 16 service connections in Waldo County, Maine.
Where does Sandy Stream Village 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 Stream Village have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993. 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 Stream Village'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sandy Stream Village's water quality report?
As a community water system, Sandy Stream Village 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 Waldo County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast Water District | Waldo | 5,698 | Community | Groundwater |
| Searsport Water District | Waldo | 2,763 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rsu 03 Mt View School | Waldo | 1,100 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Winterport Water District | Waldo | 763 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fort Knox | Waldo | 592 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Northport Village Corp Water Dept | Waldo | 550 | Community | Purchased 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 Stream Village, PWSID ME0091860, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/sandy-stream-village-me0091860 (data as of October 1, 2026).