Public water system · ME0092523
ActiveThe Lost Kitchen Mill
At a glance
The Lost Kitchen Mill (PWSID ME0092523) is an active transient non-community water system in Waldo County, Maine. It reports serving 168 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
168
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Lost Kitchen Mill compare with other water systems in Waldo County?
By EPA's size categories, The Lost Kitchen Mill is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Waldo County has 75 active public water systems. Its population served is about 35% below the county average of 257 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so The Lost Kitchen Mill is about 17% 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 The Lost Kitchen Mill?
EPA lists The Lost Kitchen Mill 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 The Lost Kitchen Mill have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between December 2016 and July 2025. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-12-16 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
All 2 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.
The Lost Kitchen Mill: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Lost Kitchen Mill?
The Lost Kitchen Mill (PWSID ME0092523) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.
How many people does The Lost Kitchen Mill serve?
The Lost Kitchen Mill reports serving 168 people through 1 service connection in Waldo County, Maine.
Where does The Lost Kitchen Mill 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 The Lost Kitchen Mill have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 The Lost Kitchen Mill'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 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Lost Kitchen Mill's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Lost Kitchen Mill 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 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, “The Lost Kitchen Mill, PWSID ME0092523, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/the-lost-kitchen-mill-me0092523 (data as of October 1, 2026).