Public water system record
Orleans Water System
Serves Orleans, Orleans County, VT · 846 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Orleans Water System 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
- Orleans Water System draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Vermont, April 1988.
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 109 unknown out of 316 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 |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Orleans Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
Vermont regulators issued 1 boil water order to Orleans Water System in 1988. The most recent was a boil water order in April 1988.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1988 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Orleans Water System draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Orleans 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.
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