Public water system record
Canaan Fire District 1
Serves Canaan, Essex County, VT · 970 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Canaan Fire District 1 in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Canaan Fire District 1 draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Vermont, July 2003.
- Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 173 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 31, 2024 | Active |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 26, 2023 | Active |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Canaan Fire District 1 go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 42 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 30 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began June 2003, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Vermont regulators issued 1 boil water order to Canaan Fire District 1 in 2003. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2003 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Canaan Fire District 1 draws water from 1 well. 1 other community water system buys water from Canaan Fire District 1.
Community systems that buy water from it
- W Stewartstown Water PCT West Stewartstown, NH
Annual water quality report
Canaan 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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