Cumberland County Water Quality: 2 Cities Ranked by the Records
Cumberland County, Maine: 2 city reports built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.
Highest result for each contaminant
One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.
LithiumDetected in 1 system of 2 tested10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPAHighest11 µg/L
- BRUNSWICK/TOPSHAM WATER DISTRICT11 µg/LSample date: 2023-06-20 to 2023-12-13
- PORTLAND WATER DISTRICT-GREATERNot detected · below 9.0 µg/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-03-13 to 2024-12-10
Lead (90th percentile)Detected in 1 system of 2 tested15 µg/L federal action level · US EPAHighest1.5 µg/L
- PORTLAND WATER DISTRICT-GREATER1.5 µg/LMonitoring period: 2024–2026 (still open)
- BRUNSWICK/TOPSHAM WATER DISTRICTNot detectedMonitoring period: 2025–2025
Water hardnessDetected in 1 systemAesthetic, no federal health limit · USGSHighest0.4 gpg
- PORTLAND WATER DISTRICT-GREATER0.4 gpgReporting year: 2026
29 PFAS tested, none detected in any systemShow
Tested in these 2 systems: BRUNSWICK/TOPSHAM WATER DISTRICT, PORTLAND WATER DISTRICT-GREATER
- 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
- 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
- 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
- Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
- N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
- N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
- Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
- Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
- Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
- Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
- Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
- Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
- Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
- Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
- Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
- Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
- Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
- Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Cities ranked by the records
Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.
0of 2 cities above the 15 µg/L action level
Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.
Lead in Maine1city reports hardness · Portland, 0.4 gpg
None above 7 gpg, the USGS threshold for hard water. An aesthetic measure with no federal health limit.
Hard water explainedLargest water systems
Frequently asked
How does Cumberland County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 2 cities in Cumberland County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Brunswick's main water system: BRUNSWICK/TOPSHAM WATER DISTRICT · PWSID ME0090260 · Purity Score 100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.
How many Cumberland County cities have PFAS above the federal limit?
None of the 2 Cumberland County cities on record had a regulated PFAS above the 2024 federal limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing. PFAS were detected below the limit in 0.
Is there lead in Cumberland County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 2 Cumberland County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.
Does Cumberland County have hard water?
Hardness is published in utility water-quality reports for 1 Cumberland County city on record; the hardest is Portland at 0.4 grains per gallon. Hardness affects scale and appliances; it is not a health finding.
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