Public water system · ME0094695
ActiveSpurwink School Inc.-Chelsea
At a glance
Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea (PWSID ME0094695) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Kennebec County, Maine. It reports serving 87 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
87
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea compare with other water systems in Kennebec County?
By EPA's size categories, Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kennebec County has 169 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 470 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 79,468 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 Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea 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 Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea?
EPA lists Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea 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. 143 of the 169 active systems in Kennebec County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. The violations listed here began between October 1999 and January 2016. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea: frequently asked questions
Who runs Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea?
Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea (PWSID ME0094695) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea serve?
Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea reports serving 87 people through 1 service connection in Kennebec County, Maine.
Where does Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea 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 Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. 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 Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea 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 Kennebec County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennebec Water District | Kennebec | 22,060 | Community | Surface water |
| Greater Augusta Utility District | Kennebec | 13,750 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gardiner Water District | Kennebec | 9,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Maine Water Company Oakland Division | Kennebec | 2,873 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Winthrop Utilities District | Kennebec | 2,750 | Community | Surface water |
| Hallowell Water District | Kennebec | 2,300 | 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, “Spurwink School Inc.-Chelsea, PWSID ME0094695, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/spurwink-school-inc-chelsea-me0094695 (data as of October 1, 2026).