Is Lisbon Falls, ME tap water safe?
The short answer
Lisbon Water Department serves Lisbon Falls. In EPA’s and CDC’s records it has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: PFOA at 4.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Lisbon Water Department’s water.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Arsenic, Lead
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Arsenic, Lead
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Lisbon Falls
The 3 labs Maine certifies closest to Lisbon Falls, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Auburn
Auburn, ME · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Maine Coast Lab dba Water Quality and Compliance Services, Inc.
Wiscasset, ME · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
(207) 882-5476Website: Maine Coast Lab dba Water Quality and Compliance Services, Inc.
Nova Analytic Labs DBA Nova EnviroLabs
Portland, ME · about 26 miles
Certified for PFAS
(207) 804-7327Website: Nova Analytic Labs DBA Nova EnviroLabs
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 Lisbon Falls
Which ZIP codes are in Lisbon Falls: 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 Lisbon Falls
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Lisbon Water Department’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water