Public water system record
Colchester Water System
On record as serving Chittenden County, VT · Serves 11,299 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Colchester Water System 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
- Colchester Water System buys its water from Champlain Water District.
Check whether Colchester Water System serves your address
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
|
Jul 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
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Where the water comes from
Colchester Water System buys its water from Champlain Water District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 3 other community water systems buy water from Colchester Water System.
Buys water from
- Champlain Water District South Burlington, VT
Community systems that buy water from it
- Hillcrest MHP Inc Williston, VT
- Westbury Park Northampton, MA
- Windemere MHP Montpelier, VT
Annual water quality report
Colchester Water System 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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