Highview Christian Academy

PWSID: ME0094918

1 active violation (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 96% of water systems in Maine.

Violation trend: 2.4 per year over the last 5 years, down from 11.4 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served95
Service Connections1
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityCharleston
EPA ZIP on File04422
NoteSchool or Daycare

Areas Served

  • Charleston, Penobscot County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Copper (90th percentile)1.7800 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0330 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0288 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0280 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0134 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0059 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0037 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0014 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0007 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0006 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

1 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7500Other2021-07-07Open

Violation History (80 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000MR2023-12-30Returned to Compliance
5000MR2023-12-30Returned to Compliance
5000MR2022-12-30Returned to Compliance
5000MR2022-12-30Returned to Compliance
5000MR2022-12-30Returned to Compliance
8000MON2022-10-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2022-10-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
5000MR2021-12-30Returned to Compliance
5000MR2021-12-30Returned to Compliance
7500Other2021-07-07Returned to Compliance
7500Other2021-07-07Returned to Compliance
8000MON2020-10-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2020-10-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
5000MR2020-09-29Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-09-29Returned to Compliance
8000MON2020-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2020-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
1064MR2020-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-07-01Acknowledged
5000MR2020-07-01Acknowledged
5000MR2020-07-01Returned to Compliance
1064MR2020-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2020-07-01Acknowledged
5000MR2020-07-01Acknowledged
5000MR2020-07-01Returned to Compliance
8000MON2020-05-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2020-05-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
5000TT2019-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
5000TT2019-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
5000MR2019-04-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2019-04-01Returned to Compliance
7500Other2018-09-02Returned to Compliance
7500Other2018-09-02Returned to Compliance
7500Other2018-09-01Returned to Compliance
7500Other2018-09-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
8000MON2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2018-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
5000MR2018-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2018-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2018-01-01Returned to Compliance
1064MR2018-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2018-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2018-01-01Returned to Compliance
1925MR2018-01-01Returned to Compliance
1927MR2018-01-01Returned to Compliance
1996MR2018-01-01Returned to Compliance
1019MR2018-01-01Returned to Compliance

Showing 50 of 79 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Highview Christian Academy is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 95 in Charleston, Maine. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.