Is POULTNEY WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?

POULTNEY WATER DEPT's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 2,400, over 498 connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

8 total violations and 0 health-based ones put POULTNEY WATER DEPT at the 17th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 10,709 of 12,903.

How POULTNEY WATER DEPT compares within VT

VT's 51 covered systems average 5.2 health-based violations each; POULTNEY WATER DEPT carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for POULTNEY WATER DEPT is from 2014-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.

What this data is and is not

This is what POULTNEY WATER DEPT 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 8 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.