Public water system · ME0092650
ActiveSmileys Daycare and Preschool
At a glance
Smileys Daycare and Preschool (PWSID ME0092650) is an active transient non-community water system in Androscoggin County, Maine. It reports serving 34 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
34
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Smileys Daycare and Preschool compare with other water systems in Androscoggin County?
By EPA's size categories, Smileys Daycare and Preschool is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Androscoggin County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 744 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 69,935 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 Smileys Daycare and Preschool is well below 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 Smileys Daycare and Preschool?
EPA lists Smileys Daycare and Preschool 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. 75 of the 94 active systems in Androscoggin County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Smileys Daycare and Preschool have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2020 and April 2024. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met 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 and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-04 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-07-30 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-03-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Smileys Daycare and Preschool: frequently asked questions
Who runs Smileys Daycare and Preschool?
Smileys Daycare and Preschool (PWSID ME0092650) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Smileys Daycare and Preschool serve?
Smileys Daycare and Preschool reports serving 34 people through 1 service connection in Androscoggin County, Maine.
Where does Smileys Daycare and Preschool 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 Smileys Daycare and Preschool have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Smileys Daycare and Preschool'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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Smileys Daycare and Preschool's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Smileys Daycare and Preschool 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 Androscoggin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewiston Water & Sewer Division | Androscoggin | 23,720 | Community | Surface water |
| Auburn Water District | Androscoggin | 17,245 | Community | Surface water |
| Lisbon Water Department | Androscoggin | 6,643 | Community | Groundwater |
| Livermore Falls Water District | Androscoggin | 2,995 | Community | Surface water |
| Mechanic Falls Water Dept | Androscoggin | 2,010 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sabattus Sanitary District | Androscoggin | 1,550 | 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, “Smileys Daycare and Preschool, PWSID ME0092650, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/smileys-daycare-and-preschool-me0092650 (data as of October 1, 2026).