Public water system · ME0022922

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The Pickled Wrinkle

At a glance

The Pickled Wrinkle (PWSID ME0022922) is an active transient non-community water system in Hancock County, Maine. It reports serving 267 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021.

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

Population served

267

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDME0022922

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served267

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyME state drinking water program

City servedGouldsboro

StateMaine

ZIP—

CountyHancock County

How does The Pickled Wrinkle compare with other water systems in Hancock County?

By EPA's size categories, The Pickled Wrinkle is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hancock County has 203 active public water systems. Its population served is about 15% above the county average of 232 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 47,019 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 Pickled Wrinkle is about 86% 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 Pickled Wrinkle?

EPA lists The Pickled Wrinkle 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. 157 of the 203 active systems in Hancock County (77%) are also privately owned.

Does The Pickled Wrinkle have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and October 2021. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit, 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (9 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2021-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2010-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2006-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2003-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2003-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2002-10-01	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

All 11 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 Pickled Wrinkle: frequently asked questions

Who runs The Pickled Wrinkle?

The Pickled Wrinkle (PWSID ME0022922) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ME state drinking water program.

How many people does The Pickled Wrinkle serve?

The Pickled Wrinkle reports serving 267 people through 1 service connection in Hancock County, Maine.

Where does The Pickled Wrinkle 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 Pickled Wrinkle have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. 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 Pickled Wrinkle'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 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ME state drinking water program.

Where can I find The Pickled Wrinkle's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Pickled Wrinkle 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 Hancock County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Town of Bar Harbor- Water Division	Hancock	4,443	Community	Surface water
Ellsworth Water Department	Hancock	3,910	Community	Surface water
Southwest Harbor Water & Sewer District	Hancock	2,480	Community	Surface water
Maine Water Company Bucksport Division	Hancock	1,700	Community	Surface water
Mount Desert Water Dist North	Hancock	1,623	Community	Surface water
Castine Water Department	Hancock	983	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water

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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 Pickled Wrinkle, PWSID ME0022922, Maine”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maine/the-pickled-wrinkle-me0022922 (data as of October 1, 2026).