Richmond Tap Water Quality Report
No test results on file for RICHMOND UTILITIES DISTRICT, Richmond's water system. Results from other water systems on this page are listed under each system's name; they are not RICHMOND UTILITIES DISTRICT's results and do not make a verdict for Richmond. Check RICHMOND UTILITIES DISTRICT's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
No single water system serves most of Richmond (3,573 residents, Census 2024 estimate). Its large systems are RICHMOND UTILITIES DISTRICT (EPA counts 1,390 people served, about 39% of Richmond's population); ANSON AND MADISON WATER DISTRICT (EPA counts 5,475 people served, more than Richmond's population); BINGHAM WATER DISTRICT (EPA counts 1,103 people served, about 31% of Richmond's population). EPA's counts may include people served outside Richmond, so each share is at most that. Check which one bills you: each system's figures are shown separately below.
- RICHMOND UTILITIES DISTRICT: No contaminant results on file; health-based violations since 2020: 0
- ANSON AND MADISON WATER DISTRICT: 133 contaminants tested, 2 above EPA MCLGs; health-based violations since 2020: 0
- BINGHAM WATER DISTRICT: 7 contaminants tested, 0 above EPA MCLGs; health-based violations since 2020: 0
Other systems listed for Richmond with results above guidelines: ANSON AND MADISON WATER DISTRICT (2 above guidelines)
Water systems
3 large systems
Residents (Census 2024)
3,573
Health-based violations since 2020
0
RICHMOND UTILITIES DISTRICT. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Is Richmond Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Everything we hold on Richmond's water is below — a thin record, not a clean one. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
RICHMOND UTILITIES DISTRICT, Richmond's water system, serves 1,390 people. 2 other systems are listed for Richmond. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to RICHMOND UTILITIES DISTRICT's.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Maine
Richmond Water Service Areas
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Richmond
No test results are on file for RICHMOND UTILITIES DISTRICT, Richmond's water system, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
No test results on file — test your own tap
We don't hold water-quality results for this system yet, so nobody can tell you what is in your water from published data. A certified lab test is the way to find out.
SimpleLab
Advanced Home Water Test
$269
Comprehensive water analysis testing over 200 contaminants including bacteria, heavy metals, and chemical compounds.
Tap Score
Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
Cutting-edge testing for microplastics particles in drinking water using advanced laboratory techniques.
Tap Score
Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What Richmond's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Richmond, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Richmond? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Sagadahoc County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Richmond
Richmond's tap water has an estimated 0.8 grains per gallon (13.2 mg/L, county sampling in Sagadahoc County) — soft on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 0.8 gpg water in Richmond — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Maine as a whole, read water softener cost in Maine — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Richmond Tap Water
No test results on file for RICHMOND UTILITIES DISTRICT, Richmond's water system. Results from other water systems on this page are listed under each system's name; they are not RICHMOND UTILITIES DISTRICT's results and do not make a verdict for Richmond. Check RICHMOND UTILITIES DISTRICT's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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