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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS VT0008139

Bald Mountain Campground

Townshend, Vermont 05353 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 740 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

740
People served
74
EPA violations
22
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 74 drinking-water violations at Bald Mountain Campground, 30% of them health-based - below the Vermont per-system average.

74
Total EPA violations on record
30%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
740
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bald Mountain Campground

Bald Mountain Campground is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 740 residents in Townshend, Vermont (Windham County) through 188 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 74 total violations for this system , of which 22 (30%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 40 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 19 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%).

Bald Mountain Campground's 74 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
740
Total Violations
74
Health-Based Violations
22
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
188
County
Windham
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
40
Treatment Tech Violations
12

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 19 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 12 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 12 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2006
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2018
E. COLI MR 3 2021

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 Bald Mountain Campground.

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 VT0008139 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 12 SDWIS / VT0008139 / 8000
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 12 SDWIS / VT0008139 / 8000
2021 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / VT0008139 / 3014
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / VT0008139 / 8000
2017 Nitrate MR 19 SDWIS / VT0008139 / 1040
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 SDWIS / VT0008139 / 3100
2006 Coliform (TCR) MR 10 SDWIS / VT0008139 / 3100

How Bald Mountain Campground Compares

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

Metric Bald Mountain Campground Vermont avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 74 113.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 22 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 740 477 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 Bald Mountain Campground water safe to drink? ▼
Bald Mountain Campground (PWS ID: VT0008139) has 74 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 740 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bald Mountain Campground serve? ▼
Bald Mountain Campground serves 740 people in Townshend, Vermont. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 188 service connections.
What type of violations does Bald Mountain Campground have? ▼
Bald Mountain Campground has 74 total violations: 22 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 40 monitoring/reporting violations, and 12 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bald Mountain Campground water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bald Mountain Campground under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bald Mountain Campground use? ▼
Bald Mountain Campground uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.