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Community Water System · PWS VT0000196

Vista Senior Living

Carrollton, Vermont 75010 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 237 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

237
People served
655
EPA violations
26
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 655 drinking-water violations at Vista Senior Living, 4% of them health-based - above the Vermont per-system average.

655
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
237
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Vista Senior Living

Vista Senior Living is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 237 residents in Carrollton, Vermont (Rutland County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 655 total violations for this system , of which 26 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 617 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 Chlorine, recorded in 61 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Vermont, EPA tracks 1,357 public water systems serving 646,999 people, with 153,729 cumulative violations and 16,917 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 113.3 violations. Statewide, 3 of 37 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (8.1%).

Vista Senior Living's 655 violations sit above the Vermont 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
237
Total Violations
655
Health-Based Violations
26
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Rutland
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
23
Monitoring Violations
617
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 61 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 39 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 35 2013
Coliform (TCR) MCL 23 2007
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 19 2020
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 19 2020
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 19 2020
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 19 2020
Vinyl chloride MR 19 2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 19 2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 19 2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 19 2020
Tetrachloroethylene MR 19 2020
CHLOROBENZENE MR 19 2020
Ethylbenzene MR 19 2020
Styrene MR 19 2020
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 19 2020
Trichloroethylene MR 19 2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 19 2020
Benzene MR 19 2020
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 19 2020
Toluene MR 19 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 19 2020
Carbon tetrachloride MR 19 2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 19 2020
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2024
Nitrate MR 10 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 2025
Barium MR 5 2021
Mercury MR 5 2021

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 Vista Senior Living.

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 VT0000196 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Vermont Drinking Water Authority

Vermont's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find VT regulator via EPA SDWIS

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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 7000
2025 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 7500
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 39 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 8000
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 5000
2024 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 3014
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 8000
2022 Nitrate MR 10 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 1040
2021 Chlorine MR 61 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 0999
2021 Barium MR 5 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 1010
2021 Mercury MR 5 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 1035
2021 Antimony, Total MR 5 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 1074
2021 Beryllium, Total MR 5 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 1075
2021 Selenium MR 5 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 1045
2021 Fluoride MR 5 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 1025
2021 Nickel MR 5 SDWIS / VT0000196 / 1036

How Vista Senior Living Compares

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

Metric Vista Senior Living Vermont avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 655 113.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 26 12.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 8.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 237 477 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,357 regulated public water systems in Vermont.

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 Vista Senior Living water safe to drink? ▼
Vista Senior Living (PWS ID: VT0000196) has 655 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 237 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Vista Senior Living serve? ▼
Vista Senior Living serves 237 people in Carrollton, Vermont. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Vista Senior Living have? ▼
Vista Senior Living has 655 total violations: 26 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 617 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Vista Senior Living water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Vista Senior Living under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Vista Senior Living use? ▼
Vista Senior Living uses Groundwater 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.