Water Quality in Vermont
405 water systems • 174 cities • EPA SDWIS Data
405
Water Systems
12,362
Total Violations
1,306
Health-Based Violations
466,945
Population Served
Overview
Vermont has 405 active community water systems serving 466,945 people. These systems have accumulated 12,362 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record, of which 1,306 are health-based violations (meaning a contaminant exceeded safe levels).
Common contaminants found in violations: Gross Alpha, E. coli, Fecal Coliform, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Disinfection Byproducts, Stage 2 DBP, Chlorine Dioxide, Selenium, HAA5, Total Organic Carbon.
Cities with Most Violations in Vermont
| # | City | Violations | Health-Based | Water Systems | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Killington | 701 | 39 | 10 | 2,989 |
| 2 | West Dover | 420 | 15 | 16 | 4,327 |
| 3 | Rutland | 381 | 67 | 17 | 2,298 |
| 4 | Whitingham | 358 | 1 | 1 | 2,594 |
| 5 | Montpelier | 286 | 11 | 9 | 10,691 |
| 6 | East Burke | 277 | 4 | 1 | 142 |
| 7 | Milton | 266 | 6 | 5 | 8,875 |
| 8 | Waitsfield | 262 | 87 | 12 | 1,455 |
| 9 | Stowe | 241 | 28 | 10 | 4,542 |
| 10 | Bennington | 214 | 5 | 6 | 16,362 |
Largest Cities in Vermont
| # | City | Population | Violations | Water Systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington | 42,230 | 104 | 4 |
| 2 | South Burlington | 31,722 | 70 | 6 |
| 3 | Proctor | 20,500 | 32 | 2 |
| 4 | Essex Junction | 19,234 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Bennington | 16,362 | 214 | 6 |
| 6 | Barre | 14,542 | 79 | 5 |
| 7 | Brattleboro | 12,305 | 25 | 3 |
| 8 | Montpelier | 10,691 | 286 | 9 |
| 9 | St Albans | 10,326 | 33 | 3 |
| 10 | White River Jct | 10,224 | 63 | 4 |
All Cities in Vermont
| City | Population | Violations | Health Violations | Contaminants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 42,230 | 104 | 16 | Gross Alpha, Total Organic Carbon |
| South Burlington | 31,722 | 70 | 9 | Gross Alpha |
| Proctor | 20,500 | 32 | 3 | Fecal Coliform, Gross Alpha, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Essex Junction | 19,234 | 4 | 0 | |
| Bennington | 16,362 | 214 | 5 | Gross Alpha, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Barre | 14,542 | 79 | 13 | Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Fecal Coliform +2 more |
| Brattleboro | 12,305 | 25 | 0 | |
| Montpelier | 10,691 | 286 | 11 | Fecal Coliform, Gross Alpha |
| St Albans | 10,326 | 33 | 9 | Fecal Coliform, Gross Alpha, Stage 2 DBP |
| White River Jct | 10,224 | 63 | 8 | Gross Alpha |
| Springfield | 9,800 | 1 | 0 | |
| Middlebury | 9,379 | 14 | 2 | Gross Alpha |
| Milton | 8,875 | 266 | 6 | Gross Alpha, Stage 2 DBP |
| Colchester | 8,639 | 175 | 10 | Barium, E. coli, Gross Alpha +1 more |
| Manchester Center | 8,600 | 69 | 13 | Chlorine, E. coli, Gross Alpha +1 more |
| Winooski | 8,500 | 2 | 0 | |
| Williston | 8,428 | 50 | 1 | Gross Alpha |
| Jay | 6,806 | 83 | 7 | Gross Alpha |
| Shelburne | 6,518 | 38 | 3 | Gross Alpha |
| Stratton Mountain | 6,391 | 34 | 9 | Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Gross Alpha |
| Ludlow | 6,388 | 75 | 9 | Gross Alpha |
| Waterbury | 6,003 | 2 | 1 | Stage 2 DBP |
| Northfield | 5,145 | 10 | 4 | Gross Alpha |
| St Johnsbury | 5,140 | 72 | 2 | Gross Alpha, Stage 2 DBP |
| Shoreham | 5,100 | 17 | 2 | Disinfection Byproducts, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Newport | 5,016 | 28 | 9 | Barium, Fecal Coliform, Gross Alpha +1 more |
| Stowe | 4,542 | 241 | 28 | Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Gross Alpha |
| West Dover | 4,327 | 420 | 15 | Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Gross Alpha |
| Lyndonville | 4,306 | 146 | 20 | E. coli, Gross Alpha |
| Swanton | 4,000 | 5 | 1 | Fecal Coliform |
| Bellows Falls | 4,000 | 1 | 1 | Gross Alpha |
| Brandon | 3,963 | 32 | 6 | Gross Alpha |
| Bridport | 3,800 | 2 | 0 | |
| Woodstock | 3,773 | 22 | 7 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| Jeffersonville | 3,660 | 46 | 7 | Gross Alpha, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Berlin | 3,605 | 56 | 7 | Gross Alpha |
| Warren | 3,596 | 84 | 5 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha, Stage 2 DBP |
| Chester | 3,263 | 132 | 2 | Gross Alpha |
| Morrisville | 3,085 | 61 | 14 | Disinfection Byproducts, Fecal Coliform, Gross Alpha |
| Hinesburg | 3,076 | 75 | 9 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha, HAA5 |
| Fair Haven | 3,076 | 10 | 0 | |
| Richford | 3,000 | 54 | 3 | Disinfection Byproducts, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Killington | 2,989 | 701 | 39 | Chlorine, Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha +1 more |
| Wilmington | 2,861 | 11 | 1 | Gross Alpha |
| North Hero | 2,750 | 9 | 0 | |
| Randolph | 2,745 | 29 | 7 | Gross Alpha |
| Grand Isle | 2,678 | 21 | 0 | |
| Whitingham | 2,594 | 358 | 1 | E. coli |
| Poultney | 2,400 | 2 | 0 | |
| West Rutland | 2,400 | 4 | 2 | Gross Alpha |
| Windsor | 2,350 | 12 | 2 | Gross Alpha |
| Rutland | 2,298 | 381 | 67 | Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Gross Alpha +2 more |
| Bristol | 2,166 | 131 | 37 | Disinfection Byproducts, Fecal Coliform, Gross Alpha +1 more |
| Richmond | 2,134 | 31 | 11 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| Castleton | 2,058 | 83 | 4 | Gross Alpha |
| Websterville | 2,005 | 113 | 1 | Fecal Coliform |
| Jericho | 1,940 | 69 | 14 | Gross Alpha |
| Bethel | 1,929 | 11 | 4 | Gross Alpha |
| Pittsford | 1,923 | 21 | 0 | |
| Hardwick | 1,900 | 11 | 7 | Gross Alpha |
| Enosburg Falls | 1,809 | 12 | 1 | Gross Alpha |
| East Fairfield | 1,734 | 29 | 3 | Gross Alpha |
| Putney | 1,610 | 13 | 5 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| Bradford | 1,512 | 18 | 7 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| South Royalton | 1,500 | 16 | 1 | Stage 2 DBP |
| Waitsfield | 1,455 | 262 | 87 | Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Gross Alpha +3 more |
| Derby | 1,400 | 28 | 3 | Selenium |
| Johnson | 1,350 | 6 | 0 | |
| Canaan | 1,320 | 68 | 2 | Gross Alpha |
| Arlington | 1,250 | 6 | 1 | Gross Alpha |
| Island Pond | 1,200 | 6 | 0 | |
| North Troy | 1,179 | 53 | 2 | Gross Alpha |
| Randolph Center | 1,138 | 18 | 2 | Gross Alpha |
| Plainfield | 1,115 | 171 | 1 | Disinfection Byproducts |
| Concord | 1,058 | 10 | 4 | Gross Alpha |
| Stanstead | 1,039 | 31 | 16 | Barium |
| Norwich | 1,038 | 21 | 7 | Gross Alpha |
| Wallingford | 1,019 | 107 | 4 | Fecal Coliform, Gross Alpha |
| Williamstown | 985 | 12 | 4 | Gross Alpha |
| Fairlee | 967 | 2 | 0 | |
| Alburgh | 963 | 181 | 10 | E. coli, Gross Alpha, Stage 2 DBP +1 more |
| Brownington | 950 | 5 | 0 | |
| Cavendish | 950 | 26 | 2 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| Shaftsbury | 950 | 6 | 0 | |
| Pownal | 925 | 118 | 6 | Gross Alpha, Stage 2 DBP |
| Manchester | 868 | 44 | 10 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| Orleans | 846 | 9 | 0 | |
| Underhill | 825 | 2 | 1 | Gross Alpha |
| Bondville | 781 | 71 | 3 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| South Hero | 760 | 74 | 8 | TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Braintree | 751 | 55 | 13 | Barium, Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| Brownsville | 750 | 7 | 2 | Gross Alpha |
| Hyde Park | 737 | 68 | 8 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| Graniteville | 700 | 84 | 1 | Fecal Coliform |
| Northampton | 663 | 10 | 0 | |
| Lunenburg | 650 | 39 | 11 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| East Middlebury | 642 | 52 | 0 | |
| Dorset | 630 | 49 | 6 | Gross Alpha, Stage 2 DBP |
| Greensboro | 551 | 140 | 4 | Fecal Coliform, Gross Alpha |
| Montgomery | 530 | 16 | 5 | Gross Alpha, Stage 2 DBP |
| Danville | 500 | 46 | 2 | Fecal Coliform, Gross Alpha |
| Bomoseen | 500 | 5 | 1 | Gross Alpha |
| Chatham | 495 | 18 | 9 | Gross Alpha, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| St George | 492 | 31 | 14 | Chlorine Dioxide, Gross Alpha, HAA5 +1 more |
| Wells River | 490 | 50 | 1 | Gross Alpha |
| Ascutney | 485 | 72 | 0 | |
| Sheldon | 480 | 16 | 1 | Gross Alpha |
| Newbury | 480 | 76 | 0 | |
| Center Rutland | 451 | 29 | 5 | Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Gross Alpha +1 more |
| Chelsea | 450 | 9 | 3 | Gross Alpha |
| Bakersfield | 446 | 16 | 5 | Gross Alpha |
| Rochester | 440 | 67 | 1 | Gross Alpha |
| Craftsbury | 420 | 21 | 0 | |
| Bedford | 398 | 35 | 4 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| W Dover | 397 | 46 | 11 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| Teaneck | 388 | 15 | 4 | Gross Alpha |
| Danby | 385 | 102 | 14 | E. coli, Gross Alpha |
| Readsboro | 375 | 13 | 2 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| St Johnsbury Ctr | 370 | 30 | 6 | Gross Alpha |
| Mount Tabor | 362 | 27 | 5 | Gross Alpha |
| Starksboro | 350 | 103 | 2 | Gross Alpha |
| East Hardwick | 350 | 48 | 1 | Gross Alpha |
| Marshfield | 350 | 27 | 6 | Gross Alpha |
| Worcester | 350 | 169 | 0 | |
| Westminster | 350 | 56 | 20 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| Barnet | 345 | 60 | 8 | Chlorine Dioxide, Gross Alpha, Stage 2 DBP |
| Vergennes | 340 | 46 | 3 | Gross Alpha |
| Newport Center | 330 | 18 | 5 | Gross Alpha |
| South Londonderry | 308 | 28 | 7 | Gross Alpha |
| Saxtons River | 305 | 14 | 0 | |
| Woonsocket | 301 | 14 | 0 | |
| Lebanon | 275 | 14 | 2 | Gross Alpha |
| Cambridge | 262 | 25 | 6 | Gross Alpha |
| North Hartland | 262 | 21 | 2 | Gross Alpha |
| Fairfax | 259 | 138 | 5 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha, Stage 2 DBP |
| Plymouth | 252 | 132 | 4 | Gross Alpha, Stage 2 DBP |
| Coventry | 251 | 30 | 1 | Barium |
| East Thetford | 250 | 34 | 3 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| Cabot | 250 | 16 | 6 | Gross Alpha |
| Charlotte | 244 | 77 | 0 | |
| Stockton | 240 | 10 | 1 | Gross Alpha |
| Carrollton | 237 | 105 | 3 | E. coli, Gross Alpha |
| Barton | 237 | 188 | 7 | Gross Alpha |
| Albany | 200 | 20 | 6 | Gross Alpha |
| Irasburg | 200 | 23 | 0 | |
| East Calais | 200 | 141 | 5 | Gross Alpha |
| White River Junction | 200 | 187 | 3 | Gross Alpha, Stage 2 DBP |
| Hartford | 200 | 5 | 1 | Gross Alpha |
| East Dorset | 192 | 14 | 5 | Gross Alpha |
| Sutton | 185 | 21 | 10 | Gross Alpha, Selenium |
| East Berkshire | 184 | 57 | 4 | Disinfection Byproducts, Fecal Coliform, Gross Alpha |
| New City | 180 | 52 | 31 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha, Haloacetic Acids |
| Mcindoe Falls | 176 | 4 | 0 | |
| Washington | 170 | 13 | 7 | Gross Alpha |
| St. Johnsbury | 169 | 28 | 1 | Stage 2 DBP |
| Peacham | 150 | 7 | 2 | Gross Alpha |
| East Haven | 150 | 42 | 6 | Gross Alpha |
| Manchester Ctr | 150 | 36 | 2 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| Vernon | 146 | 90 | 25 | HAA5, Haloacetic Acids |
| East Burke | 142 | 277 | 4 | Gross Alpha |
| Andover | 138 | 93 | 3 | Gross Alpha |
| Guildhall | 136 | 33 | 6 | Chlorine, Gross Alpha |
| Rutland Town | 136 | 4 | 1 | Chlorine |
| E Ryegate | 131 | 166 | 7 | Gross Alpha, Stage 2 DBP |
| Fairfield | 126 | 15 | 3 | Gross Alpha |
| Southwick | 125 | 18 | 0 | |
| Huntington | 120 | 36 | 16 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| Westfield | 120 | 31 | 4 | Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha |
| Georgia | 120 | 31 | 2 | Gross Alpha |
| Thetford | 115 | 25 | 5 | Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Gross Alpha |
| West Hartford | 112 | 36 | 12 | Gross Alpha |
| Cuttingsville | 108 | 3 | 1 | Gross Alpha |
| Bridgewater | 108 | 9 | 5 | E. coli, Gross Alpha, Stage 2 DBP |
| Keene | 105 | 3 | 0 |
Data Sources
Drinking water data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Only active community water systems (CWS) serving 100+ people are included.