MONTPELIER WATER SYSTEM: EPA violation history, explained
MONTPELIER WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 8,912 people get their water from it, across 2,981 connections.
MONTPELIER WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, MONTPELIER WATER SYSTEM ranks 4,377th by violation burden (66th percentile) - 11 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
Against the VT average
MONTPELIER WATER SYSTEM's 4 health-based violations sit within the VT average of 5.2, across 51 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
MONTPELIER WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2010-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
MONTPELIER WATER SYSTEM's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What MONTPELIER WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
This is what MONTPELIER WATER SYSTEM reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for MONTPELIER WATER SYSTEM - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.