Public water system · ME0094554
ActiveSheepscot Valley Childrens House
At a glance
Sheepscot Valley Childrens House (PWSID ME0094554) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Lincoln County, Maine. It reports serving 85 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
85
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sheepscot Valley Childrens House compare with other water systems in Lincoln County?
By EPA's size categories, Sheepscot Valley Childrens House is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lincoln County has 84 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 289 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 24,301 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 Sheepscot Valley Childrens House 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 Sheepscot Valley Childrens House?
EPA lists Sheepscot Valley Childrens House 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. 66 of the 84 active systems in Lincoln County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Sheepscot Valley Childrens House have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2019. The violations listed here began between January 2018 and June 2019. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | 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.
Sheepscot Valley Childrens House: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sheepscot Valley Childrens House?
Sheepscot Valley Childrens House (PWSID ME0094554) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Sheepscot Valley Childrens House serve?
Sheepscot Valley Childrens House reports serving 85 people through 1 service connection in Lincoln County, Maine.
Where does Sheepscot Valley Childrens House 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 Sheepscot Valley Childrens House 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 June 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 Sheepscot Valley Childrens House'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 June 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sheepscot Valley Childrens House's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sheepscot Valley Childrens House 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 Lincoln County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boothbay Region Water District | Lincoln | 8,448 | Community | Surface water |
| Great Salt Bay Sanitary District | Lincoln | 2,143 | Community | Surface water |
| Wiscasset Water District | Lincoln | 1,970 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Waldoboro Water Dept | Lincoln | 1,065 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Pemaquid Campground | Lincoln | 808 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rsu 40 Medomak Valley High School | Lincoln | 669 | Non-transient non-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, “Sheepscot Valley Childrens House, PWSID ME0094554, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/sheepscot-valley-childrens-house-me0094554 (data as of October 1, 2026).