DrinkingWaterCheck

Is BUCKSPORT WATER COMPANY (SC2620003)'s water safe to drink?

BUCKSPORT WATER COMPANY (SC2620003) had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 17,123 people get their water from it, across 7,943 connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BUCKSPORT WATER COMPANY (SC2620003) ranks 1,665th by violation burden (87th percentile) - 13 violations total, 12 health-baseds.

Against the SC average

SC's 198 covered systems average 3.8 health-based violations each; BUCKSPORT WATER COMPANY (SC2620003) carries 12, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

BUCKSPORT WATER COMPANY (SC2620003)'s most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/29/2026.

The concern categories on record

BUCKSPORT WATER COMPANY (SC2620003)'s flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:

The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What BUCKSPORT WATER COMPANY (SC2620003)'s record does not cover

BUCKSPORT WATER COMPANY (SC2620003)'s numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and BUCKSPORT WATER COMPANY (SC2620003)'s customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,665th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.