Well Water Abatement Program

ELIGIBILITY

Homeowner Eligibility:

Single-family homeowners whose income is at or below 120 percent of area median income (AMI) and whose private well water was tested within the last 12 months and indicates evidence of contaminants as determined by the Maine Centers for Disease Control. The house must be the primary residence and the applicant will need to show evidence of homeownership.

Applicants wishing to qualify for assistance may not have “liquid assets” in excess of $5,000. Applicants 60 years or older however, may have “liquid assets” up to a maximum of $50,000. Also, the Applicant may not have real estate in excess of that considered necessary and appropriate for their primary residence and the lot it occupies.  See Asset Requirements.

Landlord Eligibility:

Landlords whose income is at or below 120 percent of area median income (AMI) and whose private well water was tested within the last 12 months and indicates evidence of contaminants as determined by the Maine Centers for Disease Control. Eligible dwellings must have four units or less to qualify.

Eligible Uses:

Grant disbursement will go directly to the vendor upon satisfactory completion and/or installation of remediation systems at the point of access to water or the point of water use.

• New point of access remediation system (maximum project grant of $15,000)
• New point of use remediation system (maximum project grant of $3,000)
• Ancillary water treatment systems to ensure performance of remediation.
• Post-abatement water test.
• Eligible uses does NOT include replacement filters or system maintenance.