Public water system record
Montpelier Water System
Serves Montpelier, Washington County, VT · 8,912 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Montpelier 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
- 3
Key facts
- Montpelier Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Vermont, August 1998.
- Record on file since 1992, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,277 unknown out of 2,835 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 |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Montpelier Water System go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2010, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Vermont regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Montpelier Water System and issued 1 boil water order between 1993 and 1998. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 1998 | Vermont | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 1, 1995 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 28, 1993 | Vermont | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Montpelier Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Montpelier Water System.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin, VT
Annual water quality report
Montpelier 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