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Jeffersonville Water System

Jeffersonville, Vermont 05464 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 700 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

700
People served
313
EPA violations
12
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 313 drinking-water violations at Jeffersonville Water System, 4% of them health-based - above the Vermont per-system average.

313
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
700
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Jeffersonville Water System

Jeffersonville Water System is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 700 residents in Jeffersonville, Vermont (Lamoille County) through 256 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 313 total violations for this system , of which 12 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 280 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2015.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 13 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%).

Jeffersonville Water System's 313 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
700
Total Violations
313
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
256
County
Lamoille
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
280
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 1993
Nitrate MR 11 2010
Endrin MR 8 2000
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 8 2000
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 8 2000
Picloram MR 8 2000
Carbofuran MR 8 2000
LASSO MR 8 2000
Heptachlor MR 8 2000
2,4-D MR 8 2000
2,4,5-TP MR 8 2000
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 8 2000
Chlordane MR 8 2000
BHC-GAMMA MR 8 2000
OXAMYL MR 8 2000
Simazine MR 8 2000
Dinoseb MR 8 2000
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 8 2000
Pentachlorophenol MR 8 2000
Methoxychlor MR 8 2000
Toxaphene MR 8 2000
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 8 2000
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 8 2000
Atrazine MR 8 2000
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 8 2000
Heptachlor epoxide MR 8 2000
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2013
TTHM MR 5 2015
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 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 Jeffersonville Water System.

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 VT0005150 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
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 13 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 3100
2015 TTHM MR 5 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 2950
2015 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 2456
2015 Chlorine MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 0999
2013 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 5000
2010 Nitrate MR 11 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 1040
2010 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 7000
2000 Endrin MR 8 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 2005
2000 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 8 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 2035
2000 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 8 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 2039
2000 Picloram MR 8 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 2040
2000 Carbofuran MR 8 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 2046
2000 LASSO MR 8 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 2051
2000 Heptachlor MR 8 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 2065
2000 2,4-D MR 8 SDWIS / VT0005150 / 2105

How Jeffersonville Water System Compares

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

Metric Jeffersonville Water System Vermont avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 313 113.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 12 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 700 477 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 Jeffersonville Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Jeffersonville Water System (PWS ID: VT0005150) has 313 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 700 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Jeffersonville Water System serve? ▼
Jeffersonville Water System serves 700 people in Jeffersonville, Vermont. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 256 service connections.
What type of violations does Jeffersonville Water System have? ▼
Jeffersonville Water System has 313 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 280 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Jeffersonville Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Jeffersonville Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Jeffersonville Water System use? ▼
Jeffersonville Water System 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.