Public water system record

Sheffield Fire District 1

Serves Sheffield, Caledonia County, VT · 50 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for Sheffield Fire District 1 in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

VT0005381
SHEFFIELD
VT
50 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater

ZIP 05866

EPA system ID VT0005381

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 1
Resolved: 0
Unresolved: 1
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 18

Key facts

Sheffield Fire District 1 draws water from 1 well.
Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Vermont, February 2011.
Record on file since 1991, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant	Rule family	Start date	Status	Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS Treatment technique failure	350	Oct 17, 2024	Active	No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue	Start date	Status
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2025	Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2025	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2025	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting	Dec 30, 2024	Resolved
E. coli Monitoring and reporting	Sep 13, 2024	Resolved
E. coli Monitoring and reporting	Aug 15, 2024	Resolved
E. coli Monitoring and reporting	Jul 18, 2024	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2024	Resolved
E. coli Monitoring and reporting	Mar 18, 2024	Resolved
E. coli Monitoring and reporting	Jan 15, 2024	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Jul 1, 2023	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2023	Resolved
E. coli Monitoring and reporting	Feb 13, 2023	Resolved
Radium-228 Monitoring and reporting	Apr 1, 2022	Resolved
Radium-226 Monitoring and reporting	Apr 1, 2022	Resolved
E. coli Monitoring and reporting	Jul 18, 2021	Resolved
Nitrate Monitoring and reporting	Oct 1, 2020	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Jul 1, 2020	Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Sheffield Fire District 1 go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (12 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 59 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1990s	7	7
2000s	6	29
2010 to October 18, 2016	3	23
2020s	1	18

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2013, Resolved.

Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2013	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Feb 1, 2011	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 2011	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2002	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2002	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2002	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2002	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2001	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Dec 1, 1999	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Dec 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 1995	Resolved
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Feb 1, 1995	Resolved
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jun 1, 1993	Resolved
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 1991	Resolved
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 1991	Resolved

Enforcement actions

Vermont regulators issued 8 boil water orders to Sheffield Fire District 1 between 1991 and 2011, filed as 10 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in February 2011.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Feb 14, 2011	Vermont	Boil water order	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Sep 1, 2002	Vermont	Boil water order	2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 1, 2002	Vermont	Boil water order	2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Jan 1, 2000	Vermont	Boil water order	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Mar 1, 1995	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
Dec 1, 1991	Vermont	Boil water order	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jun 1, 1991	Vermont	Boil water order	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Sheffield Fire District 1 draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Sheffield 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.

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 Sheffield Fire District 1 for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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