Black Horse INN
Black Horse INN (EPA ID ME0094466) in Belfast, ME supplies groundwater (wells) to about 38 people: no health-based violations since 2016, latest lead result 10.3 ppb, PFAS not tested.
No health-based violations reported since 2016.
Below the current 15 ppb action level but above 10 ppb, the action level under EPA's Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (compliance from 2027). Latest round: Jan 2025.
This system was not part of EPA’s 2023–2025 nationwide PFAS testing (UCMR 5 covers systems serving over 3,300 people and a sample of smaller ones).
System facts
Health-based violations
No health-based violations reported since 2016.
Lead
90th-percentile lead per sampling round (90% of the homes sampled were at or below this level). Black line: EPA’s 15 ppb action level; under the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements the action level becomes 10 ppb from 2027.
PFAS
This system was not part of EPA’s 2023–2025 nationwide PFAS testing (UCMR 5).
What this is — and isn’t. These are records your water utility and state reported to the EPA, and the EPA’s radon map for your county. They describe the system and the area, not the water from your own tap or the air in your home. For that, read your utility’s annual Consumer Confidence Report and test: lead and radon tests are inexpensive.
Questions
Has Black Horse INN had drinking water violations?
No health-based violations reported since 2016.
What is the lead level in Black Horse INN water?
The latest 90th-percentile lead result (Jan 2025) was 10.3 ppb. EPA’s action level is 15 ppb (10 ppb from 2027).
Does Black Horse INN have PFAS in its water?
This system was not part of EPA’s 2023–2025 nationwide PFAS testing (UCMR 5 covers systems serving over 3,300 people and a sample of smaller ones).