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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS VT0002490

Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center

Passumpsic, Vermont 05819 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 211 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

211
People served
344
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 344 drinking-water violations at Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center, 2% of them health-based - above the Vermont per-system average.

344
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
211
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center

Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 211 residents in Passumpsic, Vermont (Orange County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 344 total violations for this system , of which 6 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 337 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 29 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%).

Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center's 344 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
211
Total Violations
344
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Orange
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
337
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 29 2012
Nitrate MR 28 2018
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2012
Endrin MR 6 2015
BHC-GAMMA MR 6 2015
Simazine MR 6 2015
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 6 2015
Picloram MR 6 2015
Dinoseb MR 6 2015
Carbofuran MR 6 2015
LASSO MR 6 2015
Heptachlor MR 6 2015
Pentachlorophenol MR 6 2015
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 6 2015
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 6 2015
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 6 2015
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2015
Xylenes, Total MR 6 2015
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 2015
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2015
Vinyl chloride MR 6 2015
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2015
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 2015
Benzene MR 6 2015
Toluene MR 6 2015
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 2015
Heptachlor epoxide MR 6 2015
Ethylbenzene MR 6 2015
Styrene MR 6 2015
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 6 2015

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 Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center.

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 VT0002490 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 8000
2018 Nitrate MR 28 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 1040
2015 Endrin MR 6 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 2005
2015 BHC-GAMMA MR 6 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 2010
2015 Simazine MR 6 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 2037
2015 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 6 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 2039
2015 Picloram MR 6 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 2040
2015 Dinoseb MR 6 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 2041
2015 Carbofuran MR 6 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 2046
2015 LASSO MR 6 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 2051
2015 Heptachlor MR 6 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 2065
2015 Pentachlorophenol MR 6 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 2326
2015 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 6 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 2383
2015 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 6 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 2946
2015 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 6 SDWIS / VT0002490 / 2378

How Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center Compares

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

Metric Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center Vermont avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 344 113.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 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 211 477 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 Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center water safe to drink? ▼
Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center (PWS ID: VT0002490) has 344 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 211 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center serve? ▼
Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center serves 211 people in Passumpsic, Vermont. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center have? ▼
Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center has 344 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 337 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center use? ▼
Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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.