Public water system record
Pownal Fire District 2
Serves Pownal, Bennington County, VT · 682 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 27 monitoring/reporting issues for Pownal Fire District 2 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
- 27
Key facts
- Pownal Fire District 2 draws water from 1 well.
- Record on file since 1999, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 15 unknown out of 145 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 |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Active |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Pownal Fire District 2 go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 69 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 50 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 15 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 25 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2015, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Pownal Fire District 2 draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Pownal Fire District 2 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