Public water system record
Bethel Water Dept
Serves Bethel, Windsor County, VT · 1,929 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Bethel Water Dept 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
- Bethel Water Dept draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Vermont, December 2011.
- Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 15 unknown out of 335 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, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Bethel Water Dept go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (5 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2011, Archived.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 7, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Vermont regulators issued 5 boil water orders to Bethel Water Dept between 1991 and 2011. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2011 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 13, 2007 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 7, 2000 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 1, 1993 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 1, 1991 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Bethel Water Dept draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Bethel Water Dept 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