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Community Water System · PWS VT0005028

Readsboro Town Of

Readsboro, Vermont 05350 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 375 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

375
People served
276
EPA violations
17
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 276 drinking-water violations at Readsboro Town Of, 6% of them health-based - above the Vermont per-system average.

276
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
375
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Readsboro Town Of

Readsboro Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 375 residents in Readsboro, Vermont (Bennington County) through 140 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 276 total violations for this system , of which 17 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 175 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2009.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 39 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%).

Readsboro Town Of's 276 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
375
Total Violations
276
Health-Based Violations
17
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
140
County
Bennington
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
15
Monitoring Violations
175
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

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

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 Readsboro Town Of.

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 VT0005028 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
2009 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 7000
2008 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 6 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 2456
2008 TTHM MCL 5 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 2950
2007 Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 5000
2005 Coliform (TCR) MR 39 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 3100
2001 CYANIDE MR 5 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 1024
2001 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 1040
2001 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 2380
2001 Xylenes, Total MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 2955
2001 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 2964
2001 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 2968
2001 Vinyl chloride MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 2976
2001 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 2977
2001 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 2979
2001 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005028 / 2981

How Readsboro Town Of Compares

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

Metric Readsboro Town Of Vermont avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 276 113.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 17 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 375 477 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 Readsboro Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Readsboro Town Of (PWS ID: VT0005028) has 276 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 375 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Readsboro Town Of serve? ▼
Readsboro Town Of serves 375 people in Readsboro, Vermont. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 140 service connections.
What type of violations does Readsboro Town Of have? ▼
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.
Has PFAS been detected in Readsboro Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Readsboro Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Readsboro Town Of use? ▼
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.
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.