About Down East Well Water

Down East Well Water exists because private wells in Maine are the owner's responsibility, and most owners find that out at a stressful moment: a bad test result, a home purchase, or a stain that will not scrub out. This site does two things. It explains Maine well water problems in plain language with sources you can check. And when you want the work done, it connects you, free, with an independent local professional who does testing or treatment for a living.

What we are not

We are not a contractor. Nobody here installs treatment systems, drills wells, or runs lab samples. Down East Well Water is a referral and matching service operated by Compass Camper LLC, doing business as Compass Lead Group. When you submit the form or call, we connect you with an independent local professional. That professional quotes the work, does the work, and stands behind the work.

The editorial rule we follow

Test first, treat second. It is the same order the Maine CDC recommends, and it is the honest one: nobody can size a treatment system for water they have not seen numbers on. Every page on this site routes you toward a real test before anyone tries to sell you equipment.

Why the site cites everything

Well water in Maine is a health topic, so claims here stay boring and sourced: Maine CDC, the state Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory, the Maine Geological Survey, USGS, and EPA. If a number on this site cannot be traced to one of those, we would rather leave it out. Read how the business side works on the how we make money page, or start with the Maine well water guide.