Question 1

Is Readsboro Town Of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Readsboro Town Of (PWS ID: VT0005028) has 276 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 375 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Readsboro Town Of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Readsboro Town Of serves 375 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Readsboro or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 140 service connections. The operator address is listed in Readsboro, Vermont.

Question 3

What type of violations does Readsboro Town Of have?

Accepted Answer

Readsboro Town Of has 276 total violations: 17 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 175 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Readsboro Town Of water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Readsboro Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Readsboro Town Of use?

Accepted Answer

Readsboro Town Of uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How does Readsboro Town Of's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Readsboro Town Of has 276 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 10% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 90% of that cohort has fewer violations than Readsboro Town Of. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	39	2005
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MCL	6	2008
CYANIDE	MR	5	2001
Nitrate	MR	5	2001
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	5	2009
TTHM	MCL	5	2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	2001
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2001
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2001
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	2001
Benzene	MR	4	2001
Styrene	MR	4	2001
Arsenic	MR	4	2001
Barium	MR	4	2001
Cadmium	MR	4	2001
Chromium	MR	4	2001
Nickel	MR	4	2001
Antimony, Total	MR	4	2001
Beryllium, Total	MR	4	2001
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
Toluene	MR	4	2001

Readsboro Town Of

Readsboro Town Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Readsboro Town Of

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load