Crawford Commons, ME
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
Who runs the water here
Crawford Commons serves about 50 people through 1 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Knox County, Maine. EPA system ID: ME0095190; phone on file: 207-785-4419. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2025 (1.5 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Crawford Commons is 19 ppb across 7 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 ppb |
| 2025 | 1.5 ppb |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 3.6 ppb |
| 2023 | 19 ppb over 15 |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
How Crawford Commons compares
Of the 358 Maine systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.5 ppb; 2 are over 15 ppb right now and 40 have gone over at some point. Crawford Commons's 1 ppb sits at the 39th percentile in Maine and the 50th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
15 other systems share Knox County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than Crawford Commons. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Maine Water Company Camden & Rockland | 21,315 | 4.5 ppb |
| Vinalhaven Water District | 1,053 | 1.5 ppb |
| Maine Water Company Warren Division | 815 | 0 (not detected) |
| North Haven Water Department | 740 | 0.64 ppb |
| Tenants Harbor Water District | 378 | 0 (not detected) |
| Port Clyde Water District | 330 | 4.1 ppb |
| Maine Water Company Union Division | 238 | 0.5 ppb |
| Mountainside Mobile Home Park | 130 | 2 ppb |
| Friendship Water Department | 85 | 1.1 ppb |
| Elliott Apartments | 55 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Union, ME may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Crawford Commons whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. More in what a past exceedance means today.