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Community Water System · PWS VT0005106

Canaan Fire District 1

Canaan, Vermont 05903 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 970 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

970
People served
243
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 243 drinking-water violations at Canaan Fire District 1, 4% of them health-based - above the Vermont per-system average.

243
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
970
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Canaan Fire District 1

Canaan Fire District 1 is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 970 residents in Canaan, Vermont (Essex County) through 286 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 243 total violations for this system , of which 10 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 219 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 30 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%).

Canaan Fire District 1's 243 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
970
Total Violations
243
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
286
County
Essex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
219
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 30 2008
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 2003
TTHM MR 9 2015
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 2015
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 2011
Radium-228 MR 6 2011
Endrin MR 6 2011
BHC-GAMMA MR 6 2011
Methoxychlor MR 6 2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 6 2011
Picloram MR 6 2011
Dinoseb MR 6 2011
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 6 2011
Carbofuran MR 6 2011
Atrazine MR 6 2011
LASSO MR 6 2011
Heptachlor MR 6 2011
2,4-D MR 6 2011
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 6 2011
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 6 2011
Chlordane MR 6 2011
Heptachlor epoxide MR 6 2011
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 6 2011
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 6 2011
2,4,5-TP MR 6 2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 6 2011
Radium-226 MR 6 2011
Toxaphene MR 6 2011
Simazine MR 6 2011
OXAMYL MR 6 2011

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 Canaan Fire District 1.

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 VT0005106 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 4 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 7000
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 5000
2023 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 3014
2015 TTHM MR 9 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 2950
2015 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 2456
2011 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 4000
2011 Radium-228 MR 6 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 4030
2011 Endrin MR 6 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 2005
2011 BHC-GAMMA MR 6 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 2010
2011 Methoxychlor MR 6 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 2015
2011 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 6 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 2035
2011 Picloram MR 6 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 2040
2011 Dinoseb MR 6 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 2041
2011 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 6 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 2042
2011 Carbofuran MR 6 SDWIS / VT0005106 / 2046

How Canaan Fire District 1 Compares

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

Metric Canaan Fire District 1 Vermont avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 243 113.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 10 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 970 477 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 Canaan Fire District 1 water safe to drink? ▼
Canaan Fire District 1 (PWS ID: VT0005106) has 243 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 970 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Canaan Fire District 1 serve? ▼
Canaan Fire District 1 serves 970 people in Canaan, Vermont. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 286 service connections.
What type of violations does Canaan Fire District 1 have? ▼
Canaan Fire District 1 has 243 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 219 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Canaan Fire District 1 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Canaan Fire District 1 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Canaan Fire District 1 use? ▼
Canaan Fire District 1 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.