Is Caribou, ME tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 5 utilities serving Caribou has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Caribou Utilities District, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Caribou’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Caribou Utilities District
Maine · serves 3,943 people · about 1,800 in Caribou
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Del - Wood Trailer Park
Maine · serves 90 people · under 100 in Caribou
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Riverside Court
Maine · serves 100 people · lists Caribou among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Caribou Stream Mobile Home Pk
Maine · serves 95 people · lists Caribou among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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A Place for All Seasons
Maine · serves 90 people · lists Caribou among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Caribou
The lab Maine certifies closest to Caribou, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Mi'Kmaq Environmental Laboratory
Presque Isle, ME · about 15 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 MaineZIP codes in Caribou
Which ZIP codes are in Caribou: 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 Caribou
Other towns in Aroostook County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Caribou Utilities District’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