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Community Water System · PWS VT0005132

Swanton Village Water

Swanton, Vermont 05488 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 4,000 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

4,000
People served
32
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 32 drinking-water violations at Swanton Village Water, 47% of them health-based - below the Vermont per-system average.

32
Total EPA violations on record
47%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
4,000
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Swanton Village Water

Swanton Village Water is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 4,000 residents in Swanton, Vermont (Franklin County) through 1,373 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 32 total violations for this system , of which 15 (47%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 12 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 8 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%).

Swanton Village Water's 32 violations sit below 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
4,000
Total Violations
32
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,373
County
Franklin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
12
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 1994
TTHM MCL 8 2006
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 4 2006
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 1992
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 1991
TTHM MR 1 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 2025

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 Swanton Village Water.

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 VT0005132 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 TTHM MR 1 SDWIS / VT0005132 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 SDWIS / VT0005132 / 2456
2006 TTHM MCL 8 SDWIS / VT0005132 / 2950
2006 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 4 SDWIS / VT0005132 / 2456
1994 Coliform (TCR) MR 8 SDWIS / VT0005132 / 3100
1992 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 SDWIS / VT0005132 / 0200
1991 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 SDWIS / VT0005132 / 0200

How Swanton Village Water Compares

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

Metric Swanton Village Water Vermont avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 32 113.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 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 4,000 477 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 Swanton Village Water water safe to drink? ▼
Swanton Village Water (PWS ID: VT0005132) has 32 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 4,000 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Swanton Village Water serve? ▼
Swanton Village Water serves 4,000 people in Swanton, Vermont. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,373 service connections.
What type of violations does Swanton Village Water have? ▼
Swanton Village Water has 32 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 12 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Swanton Village Water water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Swanton Village Water under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Swanton Village Water use? ▼
Swanton Village Water 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.