HOULTON WATER COMPANY
ME · PWS ID ME0090700 · Community water system
97
contaminants tested
15
detected
4,735
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 0.0048 ug/L | 1/4 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluoride | 1200 UG/L | 104/104 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 240 UG/L | 44/44 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Lead | 6.5 UG/L | 34/44 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Nitrate | 4600 UG/L | 32/32 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0130 mg/L | 16/16 | LCR | 2023 |
| Barium | 9.1 UG/L | 4/4 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Chromium | 3 UG/L | 4/4 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Chloroform | 3.6 UG/L | 3/9 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| TTHM | 6.1 UG/L | 3/5 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 2.5 UG/L | 2/9 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 3000 UG/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2017 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 1.1 UG/L | 1/9 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 1 UG/L | 1/5 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 1 UG/L | 1/5 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
82 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbon tetrachlorideCombined UraniumDICHLOROMETHANEDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromoacetic acidDiquatEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitritePFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnASeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
HOULTON