Public water system record
Wheelock Fire District 1
Serves an area of Caledonia County, VT · 50 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 40 monitoring/reporting issues for Wheelock Fire District 1 in the last ten years, including an unresolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 2
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 40
Key facts
- Wheelock Fire District 1 draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Vermont, October 2008.
- Record on file since 1991, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 19 unknown out of 19 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Jul 31, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | May 31, 2023 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 10, 2024 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 12, 2023 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 29, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
May 12, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 20, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Wheelock Fire District 1 go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (18 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 43 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 29 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 24 |
| 2020s | 2 | 16 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2011, Resolved.
Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Vermont regulators issued 16 boil water orders to Wheelock Fire District 1 between 1987 and 2008, filed as 17 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in October 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2008 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 1, 1999 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 1, 1994 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 1, 1993 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 1, 1993 | Vermont | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 1, 1993 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 1, 1993 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 1, 1992 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 1, 1992 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 1, 1992 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 1, 1992 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 1, 1991 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 1, 1988 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 1, 1987 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 1, 1987 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 1, 1987 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Wheelock Fire District 1 draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Wheelock Fire District 1 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 Wheelock Fire District 1 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