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Community Water System · PWS IL0570950

Vermont

Vermont, Illinois 61484 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 738 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

738
People served
173
EPA violations
106
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 173 drinking-water violations at Vermont, 61% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

173
Total EPA violations on record
61%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
738
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Vermont

Vermont is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 738 residents in Vermont, Illinois (Fulton County) through 295 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 173 total violations for this system , of which 106 (61%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 44 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 69 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Illinois, EPA tracks 5,117 public water systems serving 12,576,876 people, with 355,322 cumulative violations and 52,932 health-based violations on record. About 81% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 69.4 violations. Statewide, 199 of 487 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (40.9%).

Vermont's 173 violations sit above the Illinois average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
738
Total Violations
173
Health-Based Violations
106
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
295
County
Fulton
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
106
Monitoring Violations
44
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 69 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 31 2025
Chlorine MR 12 2016
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2013
Public Notice Other 8 2025
CARBON, TOTAL MR 8 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2016
Atrazine MCL 3 1995
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 1993
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2022
Arsenic MR 1 1979
Mercury MR 1 1979
Barium MR 1 1979
Selenium MR 1 1979
Fluoride MR 1 1979
Chromium MR 1 1979
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1977
Cadmium MR 1 1979
Nitrate MR 1 1979

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Vermont.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID IL0570950 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Illinois Drinking Water Authority

Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Vermont under EPA-delegated authority.

Open IL regulator portal

Source: Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 TTHM MCL 69 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 31 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 2456
2025 Public Notice Other 8 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 7500
2024 CARBON, TOTAL MR 8 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 2920
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 7000
2016 Chlorine MR 12 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 0999
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 8000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 11 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 3100
1995 Atrazine MCL 3 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 2050
1993 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 3100
1979 Arsenic MR 1 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 1005
1979 Mercury MR 1 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 1035
1979 Barium MR 1 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 1010
1979 Selenium MR 1 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 1045
1979 Fluoride MR 1 SDWIS / IL0570950 / 1025

How Vermont Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Vermont Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 173 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 106 10.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 40.9% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 738 2,458 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 5,117 regulated public water systems in Illinois.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Vermont water safe to drink? ▼
Vermont (PWS ID: IL0570950) has 173 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 738 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Vermont serve? ▼
Vermont serves 738 people in Vermont, Illinois. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 295 service connections.
What type of violations does Vermont have? ▼
Vermont has 173 total violations: 106 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 44 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Vermont water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Vermont under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Vermont use? ▼
Vermont uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.