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Community Water System · PWS VT0021007

Rutland Town Fire District 11

Rutland, Vermont 05701 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 29 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

29
People served
294
EPA violations
107
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 294 drinking-water violations at Rutland Town Fire District 11, 36% of them health-based - above the Vermont per-system average.

294
Total EPA violations on record
36%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
29
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Rutland Town Fire District 11

Rutland Town Fire District 11 is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 29 residents in Rutland, Vermont (Rutland County) through 18 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 294 total violations for this system , of which 107 (36%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 180 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 107 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%).

Rutland Town Fire District 11's 294 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
29
Total Violations
294
Health-Based Violations
107
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
18
County
Rutland
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
107
Monitoring Violations
180
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 107 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 75 2025
TTHM MR 75 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 14 2011
Chlorine MR 12 2012
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2022

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 Rutland Town Fire District 11.

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 VT0021007 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
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 75 SDWIS / VT0021007 / 2456
2025 TTHM MR 75 SDWIS / VT0021007 / 2950
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / VT0021007 / 7000
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / VT0021007 / 5000
2019 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 107 SDWIS / VT0021007 / 2456
2012 Chlorine MR 12 SDWIS / VT0021007 / 0999
2011 Coliform (TCR) MR 14 SDWIS / VT0021007 / 3100

How Rutland Town Fire District 11 Compares

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

Metric Rutland Town Fire District 11 Vermont avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 294 113.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 107 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 29 477 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 Rutland Town Fire District 11 water safe to drink? ▼
Rutland Town Fire District 11 (PWS ID: VT0021007) has 294 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 29 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Rutland Town Fire District 11 serve? ▼
Rutland Town Fire District 11 serves 29 people in Rutland, Vermont. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 18 service connections.
What type of violations does Rutland Town Fire District 11 have? ▼
Rutland Town Fire District 11 has 294 total violations: 107 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 180 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Rutland Town Fire District 11 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Rutland Town Fire District 11 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Rutland Town Fire District 11 use? ▼
Rutland Town Fire District 11 uses Surface Water 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.