Does Orrs Island, ME tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 10 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Orrs Island, of which 0 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Orrs Island, ME tap water come from?

Orrs Island is served by 1 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: groundwater.

ME / Orrs Island

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Orrs Island tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Orrs Island. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Orrs Island is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 30 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 10 violations across the community water system(s) serving Orrs Island, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.

1

Community water system
~30

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Dipper Cove Association

30 served · groundwater · PWSID ME0094694

Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between September 2020 and December 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Combined Radium (-226 and -228): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in September 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.