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Frenchville, ME Tap Water Quality 2026

Water quality report for Frenchville, ME — PFAS, lead and copper results, violation history and state inspection findings from EPA SDWIS.

A look at Frenchville's drinking water using EPA enforcement records: violations, lead and copper results, PFAS sampling and state inspection findings.

Main Utility: St Josephs Memory Care PWSID: ME0095090 Updated: 2026 Q2
✅

No federal limits exceeded on record

Lead was not detected and no violations are open. PFAS has never been sampled at this system.

B

Frenchville earns a B for water quality

Graded on violations and lead, with state inspection findings. PFAS not tested.

Lead: not detected
PFAS never sampled at this system
38 violations since 2015, 0 health-based
No violations currently open
Frenchville's lead level vs. all Maine community water systems
0 ppb5 ppb10 ppb15 ppb
Lead level: Not detected — 0% of the federal action level
✓ Lower lead than % of Maine utilities
Population Served
44
~16 connections
Water Source
Groundwater
Drawn from wells — SDWIS source code GW
Active Violations
0
38 since 2015, all resolved

Lead & Copper Testing

Lead (Pb)
90th percentile of tap samples collected across the distribution system
0% of EPA action level
Not detected
Action level: 15 ppb
Copper (Cu)
90th percentile of tap samples. SDWIS reports a copper figure only when a system exceeds the action level, so any value here is an exceedance.
230.8% of EPA action level
3,000 ppb
Action level: 1,300 ppb
Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile — the result fell below the laboratory detection limit. That is not the same as an absence of lead in every tap, and older homes with lead service lines can still show higher readings. Copper reached the action level here; a copper figure appears in SDWIS only when a system triggers it.

Contaminant Violations (2015–Present)

ContaminantTypeMeasuredLimitPeriodStatus
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER — — 2025 Unaddressed
Revised Total Coliform Rule MONITORING FAILURE — — 2025 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule MONITORING AND REPORTING — TT 2024 Unaddressed
Revised Total Coliform Rule MONITORING FAILURE — — 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule MONITORING FAILURE — — 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER — — 2023 Resolved
Public Notice OTHER — — 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER — — 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER — — 2021 Resolved
Nitrate MONITORING AND REPORTING — 10 mg/L 2021 Resolved
E. COLI MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0 2019 Resolved
Arsenic MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.010 mg/L 2019–2021 Resolved
Barium MONITORING AND REPORTING — 2 mg/L 2019–2021 Resolved
Cadmium MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.005 mg/L 2019–2021 Resolved
Chromium MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.1 mg/L 2019–2021 Resolved
Fluoride MONITORING AND REPORTING — 4.0 mg/L 2019–2021 Resolved
Mercury MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.002 mg/L 2019–2021 Resolved
Nickel MONITORING AND REPORTING — — 2019–2021 Resolved
Antimony, Total MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.006 mg/L 2019–2021 Resolved
Beryllium, Total MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.004 mg/L 2019–2021 Resolved
Thallium, Total MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.002 mg/L 2019–2021 Resolved
Selenium MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.05 mg/L 2019–2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule MONITORING AND REPORTING — TT 2016 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MONITORING AND REPORTING — 5 pCi/L 2016–2024 Archived
Diquat MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.02 mg/L 2015–2023 Resolved
Endothall MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.1 mg/L 2015–2023 Resolved
Endrin MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.002 mg/L 2015–2023 Resolved
BHC-GAMMA MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.0002 mg/L 2015–2023 Resolved
Methoxychlor MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.04 mg/L 2015–2023 Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.4 mg/L 2015–2023 Resolved
Simazine MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.004 mg/L 2015–2023 Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.006 mg/L 2015–2023 Resolved
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.05 mg/L 2015–2023 Resolved
Atrazine MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.003 mg/L 2015–2023 Resolved
LASSO MONITORING AND REPORTING — — 2015–2023 Resolved
Heptachlor MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.0004 mg/L 2015–2023 Resolved
Heptachlor epoxide MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.0002 mg/L 2015–2023 Resolved
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MONITORING AND REPORTING — 0.001 mg/L 2015–2023 Resolved
Understanding violation types MCL violations mean a contaminant exceeded the federal maximum limit — the most serious type.
TT (Treatment Technique) violations mean required treatment procedures weren't followed, but don't necessarily mean contamination occurred.

Violation History

38 violations are on record since 2015, of which 0 were health-based. All have been resolved and none remain open.

About the Main Water System

Utility St Josephs Memory Care
PWSID ME0095090
Water source Groundwater — Drawn from wells — SDWIS source code GW
Population served 44
Service connections 16
Systems serving this area 2
Regulator State primacy agency
Data through 2026 Q2 — EPA SDWIS

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Frenchville tap water safe to drink? ▼
No federal limit is exceeded on record. No violations are currently open.
Does Frenchville water have PFAS? ▼
This system has never been sampled for PFAS. EPA's national monitoring covered systems serving 3,300 people or more, so no results exist — which is not evidence that none is present.
Who supplies water to Frenchville? ▼
St Josephs Memory Care (PWSID ME0095090), one of 2 systems serving this area. Groundwater. Drawn from wells — SDWIS source code GW
When was this system last inspected? ▼
It was last inspected on 2025-09-16. No significant deficiencies were recorded.

What Should Frenchville Residents Do?

1
Read your annual water report
Your supplier publishes a Consumer Confidence Report each July covering the prior year.
2
Check for a lead service line
Lead reaches tap water mainly through service lines and household plumbing. Suppliers now publish an inventory identifying lead lines.
3
Flush before drinking
If water has sat in pipes more than six hours, run the cold tap for two minutes before drinking or cooking.

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