ME0090710 · Maine
HOWLAND WATER DEPARTMENT
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 6
- EPA health-based flag
- 0
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 6
Counties listed by EPA · Penobscot County, Maine
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Violations and what followed
Among 4 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 364.5 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 76510 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2023 · period end December 31, 2025 · first reported February 13, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2025
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 675614 January 14, 2026 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 675615 January 14, 2026 Informal State Public Notification requested Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 76509 · TTHM · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2023 · period end December 31, 2025 · first reported February 13, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2025
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 675614 January 14, 2026 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 675615 January 14, 2026 Informal State Public Notification requested Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 76508 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported February 17, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 675610 December 22, 2021 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 675611 December 22, 2021 Informal State Public Notification requested 675613 April 18, 2022 Informal State Public Notification received 675612 June 13, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 76507 · TTHM · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported February 17, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 675610 December 22, 2021 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 675611 December 22, 2021 Informal State Public Notification requested 675613 April 18, 2022 Informal State Public Notification received 675612 June 13, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 76506 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2020 · period end December 31, 2020 · first reported February 16, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2020
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 675607 February 7, 2021 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 675608 February 7, 2021 Informal State Public Notification requested 675609 February 24, 2021 Informal State Public Notification received 675612 June 13, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 76505 · TTHM · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2020 · period end December 31, 2020 · first reported February 16, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2020
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 675607 February 7, 2021 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 675608 February 7, 2021 Informal State Public Notification requested 675609 February 24, 2021 Informal State Public Notification received 675612 June 13, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved
EPA data and scope
How to read the records
The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.
- We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
- EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
- Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
- We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.
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