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Ryegate Fire District 2

Serves an area of Caledonia County, VT · 131 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 85 monitoring/reporting issues for Ryegate Fire District 2 in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • VT0005043
  • E RYEGATE
  • VT
  • 131 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 05042
EPA system ID VT0005043

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
85

Key facts

  • Ryegate Fire District 2 draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Vermont, September 1998.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved
Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 2, 2023 Active
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 13, 2021 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 19, 2020 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 9, 2019 Active
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 13, 2019 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 14, 2018 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jun 1, 2018 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Ryegate Fire District 2 go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 6 7
2000s 0 5
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 20
2020s 1 65

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1998, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1998 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1998 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1998 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1995 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1995 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1991 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Vermont regulators issued 6 boil water orders to Ryegate Fire District 2 between 1989 and 1998, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in September 1998.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 1, 1998 Vermont Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 1, 1998 Vermont Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Oct 1, 1995 Vermont Boil water order 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 1, 1995 Vermont Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jul 1, 1991 Vermont Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Dec 1, 1989 Vermont Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Ryegate Fire District 2 draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Ryegate Fire District 2 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Ryegate Fire District 2 for a copy.

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.

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