WEST RUTLAND TOWN: EPA violation history, explained
WEST RUTLAND TOWN has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 2,400 people through 900 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
7 total violations and 2 health-based ones put WEST RUTLAND TOWN at the 48th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,742 of 12,903.
Against the VT average
VT's 51 covered systems average 5.2 health-based violations each; WEST RUTLAND TOWN carries 2, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
WEST RUTLAND TOWN's most recent violation on record is dated 2019-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 1993-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
WEST RUTLAND TOWN'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)
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 WEST RUTLAND TOWN's record does not cover
WEST RUTLAND TOWN'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 7 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.