Overview
EWG's drinking water quality report for Vermont shows results of tests conducted by the water utilities in Vermont and provided to EWG by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.
Large utilities in Vermont
Below are utilities in Vermont serving over 10,000 people, listed alphabetically.
| Utility | Location | People Served |
|---|
| Barre City Water System | Barre, VT | 14,000 |
| Bennington Water Department | Bennington, VT | 13,250 |
| Brattleboro Water Department | Brattleboro, VT | 12,200 |
| Burlington Department Public Works Water Div | Burlington, VT | 42,000 |
| Champlain Water District | South Burlington, VT | 70,000 |
| Rutland City Water Department | Proctor, VT | 18,500 |
| South Burlington City Water System | Milton, VT | 19,500 |
| St Albans Water Department | St Albans, VT | 10,200 |
Utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of July 2021 to June 2024 in Vermont
The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.
| Utility | Location | People Served | Violation Points |
|---|
Large utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of July 2021 to June 2024 in Vermont
The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.
| Utility | Location | People Served | Violation Points |
|---|
Contaminants found in Vermont above health guidelines
| Found above health guidelines | Found | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contaminant | # of Utilities | People Served | # of Utilities | People Served |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) | 262 | 469,757 | 262 | 469,757 | ||
| Bromodichloromethane | 248 | 460,534 | 250 | 462,686 | ||
| Chloroform | 194 | 417,944 | 253 | 460,352 | ||
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 131 | 356,463 | 131 | 356,463 | ||
| Dichloroacetic acid | 117 | 351,113 | 117 | 351,113 | ||
| Trichloroacetic acid | 109 | 345,697 | 109 | 345,697 | ||
| Haloacetic acids (HAA9) | 29 | 148,307 | 29 | 148,307 | ||
| Dibromochloromethane | 159 | 137,453 | 181 | 245,872 | ||
| Radium, combined (-226 & -228) | 173 | 120,540 | 185 | 135,533 | ||
| Nitrate | 132 | 94,681 | 316 | 473,457 | ||
| Chromium (hexavalent) | 21 | 72,072 | 33 | 147,378 | ||
| Arsenic | 30 | 17,536 | 30 | 17,536 | ||
| Bromoform | 25 | 12,774 | 76 | 71,483 | ||
| Dibromoacetic acid | 7 | 3,608 | 7 | 3,608 | ||
| Uranium, combined (pCi/L) | 18 | 3,046 | 24 | 4,487 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene) | 2 | 1,814 | 2 | 1,814 | ||
| Manganese | 6 | 1,725 | 153 | 331,903 | ||
| Nitrate & nitrite | 3 | 610 | 3 | 610 | ||
| Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) | 1 | 128 | 1 | 128 | ||
| Bromochloroacetic acid | 1 | 92 | 1 | 92 | ||
| Radon | 1 | 88 | 1 | 88 |
