DEXTER UTILITY DISTRICT: EPA violation history, explained
DEXTER UTILITY DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,338 people get their water from it, across 935 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, DEXTER UTILITY DISTRICT ranks 4,415th by violation burden (66th percentile) - 10 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
How DEXTER UTILITY DISTRICT compares within ME
ME's 63 covered systems average 6.0 health-based violations each; DEXTER UTILITY DISTRICT carries 4, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for DEXTER UTILITY DISTRICT is from 2024-01-07 (health-based: 2005-08-04). Last reported to EPA: 05/13/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
DEXTER UTILITY DISTRICT'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what DEXTER UTILITY DISTRICT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for DEXTER UTILITY DISTRICT - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.