Public water system record
Rutland Town Fire District 6
Serves an area of Rutland County, VT · 137 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Rutland Town Fire District 6 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
- 13
Key facts
- Rutland Town Fire District 6 draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Vermont, August 2013.
- Record on file since 1991, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 51 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Active |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Rutland Town Fire District 6 go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 136 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 52 |
| 2000s | 2 | 36 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 48 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 10 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2013, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Vermont regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Rutland Town Fire District 6 and issued 3 boil water orders between 1996 and 2013. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2013 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 12, 2006 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 9, 2000 | Vermont | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 6, 1997 | Vermont | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Sep 1, 1996 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Rutland Town Fire District 6 draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Rutland Town Fire District 6 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 Rutland Town Fire District 6 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