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Essex County, Vermont

Water Systems
18
Population Served
5,070
Total Violations
2,359
328 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
131.1
Avg Violations per System
13.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
17 systems (94%)
SW
1 system (6%)

Compliance Snapshot

Essex Vermont water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (18)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Brighton Water System 1,200 16 -
Canaan Fire District 1 970 243 -
Lunenburg Fire District 2 400 120 -
Concord School 370 43 -
Canaan Fd #2 350 164 -
Breezy Meadows Campground 288 43 -
Alpine Valley RV Park 282 98 -
Lunenburg Fire District 1 250 262 -
Maidstone State Park 186 11 -
Aqua Haven 150 230 -
Guildhall Water System 136 505 -
Quimby Country 135 110 -
Jacksons Lodge 112 56 -
Nulhegan Basin Division 60 32 -
Concord Estates MHP, LLC. 60 81 -
Bloomfield Water System 50 148 -
Mooselook Diner 45 120 -
East Haven Town Clerk 26 77 -

Other Counties in Vermont

Chittenden County
96 systems · 150,283 served · 8,045 violations
Rutland County
172 systems · 71,079 served · 26,092 violations
Windsor County
165 systems · 68,991 served · 15,601 violations
Windham County
199 systems · 68,946 served · 22,614 violations
Washington County
127 systems · 61,446 served · 15,111 violations
Bennington County
124 systems · 44,748 served · 11,101 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Essex County? ▼
Essex County has 2,359 total drinking water violations across 18 water systems, of which 328 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Essex County systems? ▼
Water systems in Essex County serve approximately 5,070 people through 18 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Essex County water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Essex County.
What types of water sources supply Essex County? ▼
Water systems in Essex County use GW (17 systems), SW (1 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 13.9% of Essex County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.