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Surface Water Bodies Used to Supply Drinking Water to Maine

Hatcase Pond, water supply for Brewer Water District

The photo at left is of the area near the intake on Hatcase Pond, the water supply for Brewer Water District. Hatcase Pond is an unfiltered water supply which is treated with ozone, corrosion control chemicals, chloramines and fluoride. Brewer Water District serves a population of approximately 8,400.

Did you know?
66% of the people in Maine receive water from community systems like Portland Water District, Lewiston / Auburn and Bangor Water District.

Despite the fact that 94% of the public water systems in Maine use groundwater (springs and wells) as a source of supply, 48% of the water consumed by the public comes from surface water utilities.


Only 95 surface water supplies (including lakes and streams) are used as public drinking water supplies. This represents only 3% of the 2, 800 great ponds in Maine.

Below is a list of public water systems in Maine using surface water as a water source. The System ID is the water system's identification number. The system type defines the type of population served by the water system. "Population" is the population served by the water system, not the individual source. For example, Kittery Water District uses 4 different sources of supply, but each is combined to serve the same population.

*System Type Key:
C=Community, T=Transient, NTNC=Non-Transient Non-Community.

Maine Public Water Systems Using Surface Water (Last updated 12/07/2007 )
System ID Water System Name Water Source

Area
Served

 Pop Served System Type*
ME0090040 ANSON WATER DISTRICT HANCOCK POND NORTH ANSON 1630 C
ME0090280 AQUA MAINE,
INC.
BUCKSPORT DIV.		 SILVER LAKE ROCKPORT 1538 C
ME0090300 AQUA MAINE,
INC. CAMDEN & ROCKLAND DIV		 GRASSY POND ROCKPORT 18185 C
ME0090300 AQUA MAINE,
INC. CAMDEN & ROCKLAND DIV		 HOPE ROAD ROCKPORT 18185 C
ME0090300 AQUA MAINE,
INC. CAMDEN & ROCKLAND DIV		 MIRROR LAKE ROCKPORT 18185 C
ME0090990 AQUA MAINE,
INC.
MILLINOCKET DIVISION		 FERGUSON POND ROCKPORT 5400 C
ME0091450 AQUA MAINE,
INC.
SKOWHEGAN DIVISION		 KENNEBEC RIVER ROCKPORT 5885 C
ME0091450 AQUA MAINE,
INC.
SKOWHEGAN DIVISION		 KENNEBEC RIVER ROCKPORT 5885 C
ME0091450 AQUA MAINE,
INC.
SKOWHEGAN DIVISION		 LOWER &
UPPER PONDS		 ROCKPORT 5885 C
ME0090070 AUBURN WATER DISTRICT LAKE AUBURN AUBURN 15190 C
ME0090080 AUGUSTA WATER DISTRICT CARLETON POND AUGUSTA 14750 C
ME0090080 AUGUSTA WATER DISTRICT COBBOSSEE-
CONTEE LAKE		 AUGUSTA 14750 C
ME0006267 BALD MOUNTAIN CAMPS MOOSELOOK-
MEGUNTIC
LAKE		 OQUOSSOC 68 T
ME0090110 BANGOR WATER DISTRICT FLOODS POND BANGOR 25490 C
ME0090130 BATH WATER DISTRICT NEQUASSET LAKE BATH 8558 C
ME0090150 BERWICK
WATER DEPARTMENT		 SALMON FALLS
RIVER		 BERWICK 1875 C
ME0090160 BETHEL WATER DISTRICT CHAPMAN
BROOK		 BETHEL 1313 C
ME0090170 BIDDEFORD
AND SACO
WATER CO.		 SACO RIVER BIDDEFORD 35230 C
ME0090200 BOOTHBAY REGION WATER DISTRICT ADAMS POND BOOTHBAY 5075 C
ME0090220 BREWER WATER DEPARTMENT HATCASE POND BREWER 8500 C
ME0090270 BUCKFIELD
WATER DISTRICT		 NORTH POND HEBRON 445 C
ME0000909 CAMP
TAPAWINGO		 KEYES POND SWEDEN 250 T
ME0000879 CAMP
WAWENOCK		 SEBAGO LAKE RAYMOND 150 T
ME0090310 CANTON WATER DISTRICT LAKE
ANASAGUNTI-
COOK
(CANTON LK)		 CANTON 333 C
ME0090320 CARIBOU UTILITIES DISTRICT AROOSTOOK
RIVER		 CARIBOU 4323 C
ME0090330 CASTINE WATER DEPARTMENT BATTLE AVENUE
PONDS		 CASTINE 1063 C
ME0003400 COBBS PIERCE POND CAMPS PIERCE POND NO NEW PORTLAND 122 T
ME0090440 DEXTER
UTILITIES DISTRICT		 LAKE
WASSOOKEAG		 DEXTER 2200 C
ME0090470 DOVER-
FOXCROFT
WATER
DISTRICT		 SALMON POND
14' / 70 ACRES		 DOVER-FOXCROFT 2385 C
ME0090480 EAGLE LAKE WATER &
SEWER DIST.		 FISH RIVER EAGLE LAKE 756 C
ME0090520 ELLSWORTH WATER DEPARTMENT BRANCH LAKE ELLSWORTH 3305 C
ME0094911 FISH HOUSE
COVE WATER
CO, INC		 ATLANTIC
OCEAN		 BRUNSWICK 30 T
ME0090550 FORT FAIRFIELD UTIL DIST PATTEE BROOK FORT FAIRFIELD 2135 C
ME0098219 FRYE ISLAND
MSC - EAST		 SEBAGO LAKE-
EAST		 FRYE ISLAND 750 T
ME0090410 GREAT SALT
BAY SANITARY DIST		 LITTLE POND DAMARISCOTTA 1875 C
ME0090690 HEBRON WATER COMPANY HALLS POND HEBRON 60 C
ME0000919 HURRICANE IS OUTWARD
BOUND SCH		 SURFACE-
QUARRY		 ROCKLAND 100 T
ME0090730 JACKMAN
UTILITY
DISTRICT		 BIG WOOD POND JACKMAN 1060 C
ME0090750 KENNEBEC
WATER
DISTRICT		 CHINA LAKE WATERVILLE 21500 C
ME0090760

KENNEBUNK KENNEBUNKPORT WELLS

 BRANCH BROOK KENNEBUNK 24455 C
ME0000824 KIPPEWA FOR GIRLS LAKE
COBBOSSEE-
CONTEE		 MONMOUTH 255 T

ME0090790

 KITTERY WATER DISTRICT BELL MARSH
RESERVOIR		 KITTERY 11625 C
ME0090790 KITTERY WATER DISTRICT BOULTER POND KITTERY 11625 C
ME0090790 KITTERY WATER DISTRICT FOLLY POND KITTERY 11625 C
ME0090790 KITTERY WATER DISTRICT MIDDLE POND KITTERY 11625 C
ME0090830 LEWISTON
WATER & SEWER DIVISION		 LAKE AUBURN LEWISTON 22125 C
ME0090880 LIVERMORE
FALLS WATER DISTRICT		 MOOSE HILL POND LIVERMORE FALLS 3210 C
ME0090880 LIVERMORE
FALLS WATER DISTRICT		 PARKHURST POND LIVERMORE FALLS 3210 C
ME0090890 LONG POND WATER
DISTRICT		 LONG POND SULLIVAN 423 C
ME0090915 LORING
UTILITIES		 LITTLE
MADAWASKA
RIVER		 LIMESTONE 1409 C
ME0198209 MACMAHAN ISL ATLANTIC
OCEAN		 BATH 79 T
ME0090920 MADAWASKA WATER
DISTRICT		 ST JOHN
RIVER		 MADAWASKA 2885 C
ME0090930 MADISON
WATER
DISTRICT		 HANCOCK
POND		 MADISON 2923 C
ME0090940 MARS HILL & BLAINE WATER
CO		 YOUNG LAKE MARS HILL 1800 C
ME0002512 MIGIS LODGE SEBAGO LAKE SOUTH CASCO 560 T
ME0091000 MILO WATER DISTRICT SEBEC RIVER MILO 1963 C
ME0091420 MOUNT DESERT WATER DIST. -SEAL JORDAN POND NORTHEAST HARBOR 818 C
ME0091140 MOUNT DESERT WATER DIST. NORTH LOWER HADLOCK
POND		 NORTHEAST HARBOR 1375 C
ME0091100 NEWPORT WATER DISTRICT NOKOMIS
POND		 NEWPORT 1560 C
ME0091130 NORTH HAVEN WATER DEPARTMENT FRESH POND NORTH HAVEN 775 C
ME0090510 PASSAMAQUODDY WATER DISTRICT BOYDEN
LAKE
STREAM-
IMPOUNDMENT		 EASTPORT 1920 C
ME0091300 PORTLAND
WATER DIST /GREATER		 SEBAGO LAKE PORTLAND 113560 C
ME0091310 PRESQUE ISLE WATER DISTRICT PRESQUE ISLE
STREAM		 PRESQUE ISLE 5825 C
ME0093867 SAPPI FINE PAPER, N.A. KENNEBEC RIVER SKOWHEGAN 920 NTNC
ME0010973 SHOALS MARINE LABORATORY ATLANTIC OCEAN PORTSMOUTH 100 T
ME0091490 SOUTHWEST HARBOR WATER DEPT. LONG POND SOUTHWEST HARBOR 2380 C
ME0005773 SPINNEYS ATLANTIC OCEAN PHIPPSBURG 195 T
ME0091390 ST. FRANCIS WATER
DISTRICT		 PETITE BROOK (BRANCH) ST FRANCIS 80 C
ME0091510 STONINGTON WATER
COMPANY		 BURNTLAND POND STONINGTON 603 C
ME0091690 SUGARLOAF WATER ASSOCIATION CARRABASSETT
RIVER		 CARRABASSET VALLEY 1238 C
ME0090120 TOWN OF BAR HARBOR-
WATER DIVISION		 EAGLE LAKE BAR HARBOR 4280 C
ME0105684 TWO LAKES CAMPING AREA
#2		 HOGAN LAKE OXFORD 285 T
ME0094403 US NAVY SERE SCHOOL C/O BNAS FIRE POND PHILLIPS 33 T
ME0091550 VINALHAVEN WATER DIST ROUND POND ROCKPORT 1043 C
ME0094353 WILLIAM
ATWOOD
LOBSTER CO.		 ROOF CATCHMENT SYSTEM SPRUCE HEAD 40 NTNC
ME0091620 WILTON WATER DEPARTMENT VARNUM POND WILTON 2375 C
ME0091650 WINTHROP UTILITIES DISTRICT UPPER NARROWS
POND		 WINTHROP 2470 C
ME0091680 YORK WATER DISTRICT CHASES POND YORK 11025 C