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Community Water System · PWS VT0020456

Kingswood at Mount Snow

West Dover, Vermont 05356 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 425 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

425
People served
62
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 62 drinking-water violations at Kingswood at Mount Snow, 8% of them health-based - below the Vermont per-system average.

62
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
425
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Kingswood at Mount Snow

Kingswood at Mount Snow is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 425 residents in West Dover, Vermont (Windham County) through 113 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 62 total violations for this system , of which 5 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 57 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 Chlorine, recorded in 24 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%).

Kingswood at Mount Snow's 62 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
425
Total Violations
62
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
113
County
Windham
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
57
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 24 2018
Nitrate MR 11 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2018
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2019
Lead and Copper Rule TT 5 2007
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 1994
E. COLI MR 3 2019

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 Kingswood at Mount Snow.

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 VT0020456 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / VT0020456 / 5000
2019 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / VT0020456 / 3014
2018 Chlorine MR 24 SDWIS / VT0020456 / 0999
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / VT0020456 / 8000
2017 Nitrate MR 11 SDWIS / VT0020456 / 1040
2007 Lead and Copper Rule TT 5 SDWIS / VT0020456 / 5000
1994 Coliform (TCR) MR 5 SDWIS / VT0020456 / 3100

How Kingswood at Mount Snow Compares

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

Metric Kingswood at Mount Snow Vermont avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 62 113.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 425 477 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 Kingswood at Mount Snow water safe to drink? ▼
Kingswood at Mount Snow (PWS ID: VT0020456) has 62 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 425 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Kingswood at Mount Snow serve? ▼
Kingswood at Mount Snow serves 425 people in West Dover, Vermont. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 113 service connections.
What type of violations does Kingswood at Mount Snow have? ▼
Kingswood at Mount Snow has 62 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 57 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Kingswood at Mount Snow water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Kingswood at Mount Snow under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Kingswood at Mount Snow use? ▼
Kingswood at Mount Snow 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.