Lisbon Water Department, ME
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3.4 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. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Lisbon Water Department at a glance
Lisbon Water Department serves about 6,643 people through 2,657 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Androscoggin County, Maine. EPA system ID: ME0090870; phone on file: 207-353-3020. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is up 1.8 ppb from 1.6 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Lisbon Water Department is 10 ppb across 9 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.4 ppb |
| 2025 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2024 | 3.6 ppb |
| 2023 | 2 ppb |
| 2023 | 3.8 ppb |
| 2020 | 3.9 ppb |
| 2017 | 7.1 ppb |
| 2017 | 7.1 ppb |
| 2016 | 10 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. Lisbon Water Department's 3.4 ppb sits at the 79th percentile in Maine and the 85th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
18 other systems share Androscoggin County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Lisbon Water Department. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Lewiston Water & Sewer Division | 23,720 | 1.7 ppb |
| Auburn Water District | 17,245 | 5 ppb |
| Livermore Falls Water District | 2,995 | 12.3 ppb |
| Mechanic Falls Water Dept | 2,010 | 0.85 ppb |
| Sabattus Sanitary District | 1,688 | 1.5 ppb |
| Pine Ridge Hunton Brook Association | 298 | 0 (not detected) |
| Begin Trailer Park | 170 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hillview Estates | 140 | 1 ppb |
| Poland Country Village Mhp Inc | 140 | 0 (not detected) |
| Country Acres Trailer Park | 75 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Lisbon, ME
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Lisbon, 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 Lisbon Water Department 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.