Is Biddeford, ME tap water safe?
The short answer
Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div serves Biddeford. In EPA’s and CDC’s records it has nothing above a health goal, and 1 health-based violation since 2016.
That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
Water testing near Biddeford
The 3 labs Maine certifies closest to Biddeford, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Katahdin Analytical Services
Scarborough, ME · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, PFAS, radioactivity
Nelson Analytical Lab - Maine
Kennebunk, ME · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity
Eurofins Portland ME
Portland, ME · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria
Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory: Well water test kits ordered online, from a bacteria-only test to full panels for new wells and home sales. The lab must receive the sample within 30 hours of collection. The basic safety test is $42, bacteria alone $27, first-draw lead $32, and the fuller well tests $127 to $147. Maine Private Well and Radiological Water and Air Test.
All 53 certified labs for MaineWhich ZIP codes are in Biddeford: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Maine CDC Drinking Water Program, all accredited laboratories and in-state commercial drinking water labs; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Biddeford
Other towns in York County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water