Hardness
Unavailable
No qualifying site within 75 miles
Local water dashboard
Official source aggregationWater quality in Fort Kent, ME 04743
A source-transparent look at local hardness, associated public water systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Aroostook County.
1 reported benchmark flag
- Primary matched system
- Fort Kent W & W Department
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Aroostook County
- Profile updated
At a glance
What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
Compliance screen
No active flag
0 active health-based records
Lead 90th percentile
0.0011 mg/L
7% of action level
Utility match
2 systems
Serves 1,578 people system-wide
Hardness estimate unavailable
No responsible local estimate yet
We did not find enough qualifying recent USGS hardness observations within 75 miles of this ZIP centroid. We leave the value blank instead of substituting a state average. Ask the serving utility or test the household tap for a property-specific result.
EPA benchmark screen
Contaminant snapshot
Available numerical results from associated SDWIS community water systems, compared with the applicable action level or federal MCL. Federal measured-value coverage is incomplete.
1 pass1 fail
Lead (PB90)
0.0011 mg/L
Reported Dec 31, 2024
Copper (CU90)
1.8 mg/L
Reported Jun 30, 2001
Numerical coverage
2 comparable results
Missing values remain blank; absence is not treated as a pass.
Lead (90th percentile)
Measured in mg/L
Local 0.0011
EPA limit 0.015
Copper (90th percentile)
Measured in mg/L
Local 1.8
EPA limit 1.3
Share of EPA benchmark
100% line = listed limit
2026Q2
- All records
- 16
- Health-based
- 0
- Active health-based
- 0
| Contaminant or rule | System | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | ME0006954 | Resolved | Nov 1, 2025through Nov 30, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | ME0006954 | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | ME0090560 | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024through Mar 12, 2025 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | ME0006954 | Archived | Jan 1, 2024through Dec 31, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | ME0090560 | Resolved | Dec 30, 2023through Apr 11, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | ME0090560 | Resolved | Dec 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | ME0006954 | Resolved | Dec 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | ME0006954 | Resolved | Nov 1, 2023through Nov 30, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | ME0090560 | Resolved | Sep 1, 2023through Sep 30, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | ME0006954 | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023through Apr 7, 2023 |
| Public Notice | ME0006954 | Resolved | Aug 26, 2022through Mar 26, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | ME0006954 | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | ME0006954 | Resolved | Dec 30, 2021through Jun 30, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | ME0006954 | Resolved | Jun 1, 2021through Jun 30, 2021 |
| Endothall | ME0090560 | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021through Dec 31, 2023 |
| Diquat | ME0090560 | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021through Dec 31, 2023 |
No reported violation does not prove that every contaminant was tested or absent; SDWIS measured values are incomplete and lag state records.
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Matched to Fort Kent ZIP 04743 using available compliance data and 2 reported measurement benchmarks.
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Frequently asked
Water questions for Fort Kent
Is tap water safe in Fort Kent?+
EPA ECHO shows no active health-based violation for the associated systems in this reporting snapshot. This does not prove every contaminant is absent; federal records can lag and household plumbing can change tap conditions.
How hard is the water?+
There are not enough qualifying nearby USGS observations for a responsible hardness estimate. Ask the serving utility or test the household tap.
Do I need a water softener?+
There is no high-hardness trigger in this profile. Confirm with a tap test before buying equipment.