Is ST ALBANS WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?
ST ALBANS WATER DEPT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 10,200 people get their water from it, across 4,000 connections.
How this compares nationally
13 total violations and 3 health-based ones put ST ALBANS WATER DEPT at the 60th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,179 of 12,903.
Against the VT average
Among the 51 VT systems in this dataset, the average is 5.2 health-based violations - ST ALBANS WATER DEPT's 3 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
ST ALBANS WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-05-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
ST ALBANS WATER DEPT'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What ST ALBANS WATER DEPT's record does not cover
ST ALBANS WATER DEPT's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 13 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.