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Water quality report

SCARBOROUGH GARDENS

CUMBERLAND, ME · 45 people served · EPA PWSID ME0091416

The bottom line

SCARBOROUGH GARDENS (CUMBERLAND, ME), which serves about 45 people, has recorded 1 health-based drinking-water contaminant in EPA violation records since 2016, most notably Radium (226/228). Its most recent lead 90th-percentile sample was 0.0 ppb, within the 15 ppb federal action level. A certified water filter can reduce these at the tap — see the certified options for each below.

3
health contaminants on record
0
PFAS detected (UCMR5)
1
total violations on record since 2016 (incl. monitoring & reporting)

What the testing found

Measured levels from EPA violation records, compared to the federal limit (MCL). The black line marks the legal limit.

Copper

6.92× the federal limit
Measured 9000 ppb · federal limit 1300 ppb · latest 12/31/2016 · 0 violations since 2016

Short-term: nausea/vomiting/cramps; long-term: liver/kidney damage. Leaches from copper plumbing, worse with corrosive water.

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Radium

Over limit
Measured 9.07 pCi/L · federal limit 5 pCi/L · latest 01/01/2016 · 1 violation since 2016

Radioactive; combined radium MCL 5 pCi/L. Bone cancer risk with long-term exposure. Naturally occurring in groundwater.

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Lead

Not detected
Measured 0 ppb · federal limit 15 ppb · latest 12/31/2025 · 0 violations since 2016

No safe level. Damages developing brain/nervous system in children; linked to lower IQ, kidney and cardiovascular harm in adults. Usually enters water from corroding pipes/solder, not the source.

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Filters certified to clean up your water

Your water shows Copper, Radium. A reverse osmosis system handles the most of this in one unit — these three are independently certified for the most of your contaminants (not marketing claims):

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GRO-575B
Covers 2 of your 2 filterable contaminants
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RO-2550
Covers 2 of your 2 filterable contaminants
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APEC RO-90
APEC
RO-90
Covers 2 of your 2 filterable contaminants
REVERSE OSMOSIS WQA certified
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Sources & method. Contaminant levels and violations come from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (health-based violations, 2016–present); PFAS from EPA UCMR5 monitoring (2023–2025). Levels shown are the highest recorded value in the violation records; a violation means the contaminant exceeded its federal limit at the system level. Your home's water can differ from the system average. Public domain data; we are not affiliated with the EPA.