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Community Water System · PWS VT0005503

Burke Mountain Water Co

Concord, Vermont 05824 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,058 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,058
People served
104
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 104 drinking-water violations at Burke Mountain Water Co, 17% of them health-based - below the Vermont per-system average.

104
Total EPA violations on record
17%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,058
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Burke Mountain Water Co

Burke Mountain Water Co is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,058 residents in Concord, Vermont (Caledonia County) through 225 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 104 total violations for this system , of which 18 (17%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 62 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 18 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Burke Mountain Water Co's 104 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
1,058
Total Violations
104
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
225
County
Caledonia
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
62
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 1994
TTHM MR 9 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 2019
Arsenic MR 4 2001
Barium MR 4 2001
Cadmium MR 4 2001
Chromium MR 4 2001
Mercury MR 4 2001
Thallium, Total MR 4 2001
Selenium MR 4 2001
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2001
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 1991
Nickel MR 4 2001
Antimony, Total MR 4 2001
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2016

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 Burke Mountain Water Co.

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 VT0005503 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
2019 TTHM MR 9 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 2950
2019 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 2456
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 7000
2001 Arsenic MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 1005
2001 Barium MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 1010
2001 Cadmium MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 1015
2001 Chromium MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 1020
2001 Mercury MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 1035
2001 Thallium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 1085
2001 Selenium MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 1045
2001 Beryllium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 1075
2001 Nickel MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 1036
2001 Antimony, Total MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 1074
1994 Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 3100
1991 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / VT0005503 / 3100

How Burke Mountain Water Co Compares

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

Metric Burke Mountain Water Co Vermont avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 104 113.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 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 1,058 477 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 Burke Mountain Water Co water safe to drink? ▼
Burke Mountain Water Co (PWS ID: VT0005503) has 104 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,058 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Burke Mountain Water Co serve? ▼
Burke Mountain Water Co serves 1,058 people in Concord, Vermont. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 225 service connections.
What type of violations does Burke Mountain Water Co have? ▼
Burke Mountain Water Co has 104 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 62 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Burke Mountain Water Co water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Burke Mountain Water Co under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Burke Mountain Water Co use? ▼
Burke Mountain Water Co 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.