Public water system record
Sutton Water System
Serves Sutton, Caledonia County, VT · 185 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Sutton Water System 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
- 2
Key facts
- Sutton Water System draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Vermont, August 2014.
- Record on file since 1981, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 21 unknown out of 21 service lines.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Sutton Water System go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (12 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 5 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 7 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 2015, Resolved.
Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.2 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1981 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Vermont regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Sutton Water System and issued 2 boil water orders between 1991 and 2014. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2014 | Vermont | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Nov 8, 2011 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 27, 1993 | Vermont | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Nov 1, 1991 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Sutton Water System draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Sutton Water System 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 Sutton Water System 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells