Public water system record
Southface
Serves an area of Washington County, VT · 105 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Southface 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
- 4
Key facts
- Southface draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Vermont, January 1997.
- Record on file since 1991, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Southface go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 | 14 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2004, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Vermont regulators issued 3 boil water orders to Southface between 1991 and 1997. The most recent was a boil water order in January 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1997 | Vermont | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 1, 1995 | 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
Southface draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Southface 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 Southface 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