Public water system · ME0001649

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Sunset Grille

At a glance

Sunset Grille (PWSID ME0001649) is an active transient non-community water system in Kennebec County, Maine. It reports serving 250 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

250

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDME0001649

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served250

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyME state drinking water program

City servedBelgrade

StateMaine

ZIP—

CountyKennebec County

How does Sunset Grille compare with other water systems in Kennebec County?

By EPA's size categories, Sunset Grille is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kennebec County has 169 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 470 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Sunset Grille is about 74% 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 Sunset Grille?

EPA lists Sunset Grille 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 Sunset Grille have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. The violations listed here began between November 2012 and April 2022. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (7 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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
2022-04-15	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2021-11-12	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Unaddressed
2021-03-04	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-03-04	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-02-25	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2015-11-30	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-01-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2012-11-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	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.

Sunset Grille: frequently asked questions

Who runs Sunset Grille?

Sunset Grille (PWSID ME0001649) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.

How many people does Sunset Grille serve?

Sunset Grille reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection in Kennebec County, Maine.

Where does Sunset Grille 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 Sunset Grille have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. 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 Sunset Grille'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.

Where can I find Sunset Grille's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sunset Grille 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 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, “Sunset Grille, PWSID ME0001649, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/sunset-grille-me0001649 (data as of October 1, 2026).