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Penobscot Water Quality Report

18 cities ranked · Average grade: B+ · Maine

Avg Score
80.5
Cities Ranked
18
Health Violations
17
PFAS Detected
0
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80.5
County avg score
18
Cities ranked
89%
A or B grade
6%
D or F grade
17
Health violations
0
PFAS detected

How Penobscot cities scored

33%
56%
A
6
33%
Excellent
B
10
56%
Good
C
1
6%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
1
6%
Failing

County vs Maine average

B+
Penobscot
80.5/100
B+
Maine avg
80.4/100
▲ 0.1 pts above state average

Water quality across Penobscot

Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.

Maine city water quality map
2
Superfund sites in Penobscot
88.4%
of residents on fluoridated water (CDC, 2020)
1,222
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Penobscot

Industrial polluters nearby

Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Penobscot, 2023.

Total reported releases to surface water: 1,222 lbs

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
ND PAPER INC.
Paper · ND PAPER LLC
OLD TOWN, ME04468
Catechol1,222
GE VERNOVA BANGOR
Machinery · GE VERNOVA INTERNATIONAL LLC
BANGOR, ME04401
GE VERNOVA BANGOR
Machinery · GE VERNOVA INTERNATIONAL LLC
BANGOR, ME04401
ELDUR CORP
Electrical Equipment · ELDUR CORP
BANGOR, ME04401
U.S. ARMY MAINE NATIONAL GUARD BANGOR TRAINING SITE RANGE
Other · US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
BANGOR, ME04401

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

Superfund sites in Penobscot

Superfund sites nearby

Federally tracked hazardous-waste sites within Penobscot on the EPA National Priorities List.

Source: EPA Superfund National Priorities List

All 18 cities in Penobscot

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Millinocket
A+
97.6
5K 8 Health
2 East Millinocket
A
94
2K 7 Health Unresolved
3 Howland
A
90.7
1K 15 Unresolved
4 Lincoln
A
90.4
3K 9 Health Unresolved
5 Old Town
A-
89.6
8K 6 Health
6 Clifton
A-
86.2
9K 26 Health Unresolved
7 Newport
B+
83
2K 63 Health Unresolved
8 Bangor
B+
82.3
36K 11 Health Unresolved
9 Bangor
B+
82.3
36K 11 Health Unresolved
10 Bangor
B+
81.7
27K 4 Health Unresolved
11 Dexter
B+
81
2K 10 Health Unresolved
12 Bangor
B+
80
32K 11 Health Unresolved
13 Bangor
B
77.8
36K 35 Health Unresolved
14 Bangor
B
76.5
27K 83 Health Unresolved
15 Charleston
B
76.5
503 30 Health Unresolved
16 Orono
B-
70.2
6K 233 Health Unresolved
17 Bangor
C+
67.7
28K 56 Health Unresolved
18 Clifton
F
41.5
9K 188 Health Unresolved
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