GARDINER WATER DISTRICT
ME · PWS ID ME0090610 · Community water system
83
contaminants tested
22
detected
9,000
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFHxA | 0.0041 ug/L | 1/2 | 2023 |
| PFHxS | 0.0042 ug/L | 1/2 | 2023 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluoride | 900 UG/L | 101/101 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 1400 UG/L | 93/93 | SYR4 | 2013–2018 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0172 mg/L | 35/35 | LCR | 2027 |
| Nitrate | 1000 UG/L | 26/36 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Lead | 5.34 UG/L | 15/93 | SYR4 | 2013–2018 |
| TTHM | 36 UG/L | 11/11 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 11 UG/L | 10/10 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 21 UG/L | 10/10 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 4 UG/L | 10/10 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 8.3 UG/L | 5/11 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 2.6 UG/L | 4/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 6.7 UG/L | 4/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 9.2 UG/L | 3/3 | SYR4 | 2013–2017 |
| Arsenic | 1.3 UG/L | 2/3 | SYR4 | 2013–2017 |
| Chromium | 2.1 UG/L | 2/3 | SYR4 | 2013–2017 |
| Combined Uranium | 3.7 UG/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2015–2017 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 60 UG/L | 2/3 | SYR4 | 2013–2017 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 0.1140 PCI/L | 1/1 | SYR4 | 2016 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 3.38 PCI/L | 1/2 | SYR4 | 2013–2015 |
| lithium | 9.56 ug/L | 1/2 | UCMR-5 | 2023 |
61 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbon tetrachlorideDICHLOROMETHANEDibromoacetic acidEthylbenzeneHFPO-DAMercuryMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitritePFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnASeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethyleneo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
GARDINER