Public water system record
Bennington Water Dept
Serves Bennington and Old Bennington, Bennington County, VT · 13,250 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Bennington Water Dept in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 11
Key facts
- Bennington Water Dept draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Vermont, December 1993.
- Record on file since 1992, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 90 lead and 174 unknown out of 4,181 service lines.
Check whether Bennington Water Dept serves your address
Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Bennington Water Dept go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (15 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2000s | 11 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 11 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began October 2007, Resolved.
Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Vermont regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Bennington Water Dept in 1993. The most recent was a boil water order in December 1993.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 1993 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 1, 1993 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Bennington Water Dept draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake. 8 other community water systems buy water from Bennington Water Dept.
Community systems that buy water from it
- 100 Mountain View Road Park Chatham, NY
- Applegate Apartments Bennington, VT
- East Mountain MHP Bennington, VT
- Gore Road MHP Chatham, NY
- Mountain View Court Braintree, VT
- West Road MHP Chatham, NY
- White Birches MHP Southwick, MA
- Willows MHP Bennington, VT
Annual water quality report
Bennington Water Dept must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Vermont.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells