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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS VT0020827

Starry Night Cafe

South Burlington, Vermont 05403 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 77 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

77
People served
70
EPA violations
12
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 70 drinking-water violations at Starry Night Cafe, 17% of them health-based - below the Vermont per-system average.

70
Total EPA violations on record
17%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
77
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Starry Night Cafe

Starry Night Cafe is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 77 residents in South Burlington, Vermont (Addison County) through 2 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 70 total violations for this system , of which 12 (17%) 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 37 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%).

Starry Night Cafe's 70 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
77
Total Violations
70
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
2
County
Addison
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
57
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 37 2012
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 2009
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2018
Nitrite MR 4 2001
Chlorine MR 4 2017
Nitrate MR 4 2001
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 1 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 Starry Night Cafe.

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 VT0020827 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 1 SDWIS / VT0020827 / 8000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / VT0020827 / 8000
2017 Chlorine MR 4 SDWIS / VT0020827 / 0999
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 37 SDWIS / VT0020827 / 3100
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / VT0020827 / 3100
2001 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / VT0020827 / 1041
2001 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / VT0020827 / 1040

How Starry Night Cafe Compares

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

Metric Starry Night Cafe Vermont avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 70 113.3 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 77 477 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 Starry Night Cafe water safe to drink? ▼
Starry Night Cafe (PWS ID: VT0020827) has 70 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 77 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Starry Night Cafe serve? ▼
Starry Night Cafe serves 77 people in South Burlington, Vermont. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections.
What type of violations does Starry Night Cafe have? ▼
Starry Night Cafe has 70 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 57 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Starry Night Cafe water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Starry Night Cafe under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Starry Night Cafe use? ▼
Starry Night Cafe 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.