Is Waterville Fire District 1 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Lamoille

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

244

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-01-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	873 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1890 µg/L	30/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.00060 mg/L 4% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2025
Lead	8.6 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	15/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	900 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	3.22 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	10/59	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	4.167 µg/L 5.2% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 5.4 µg/L	7/45	SYR4	2012–2017
Benzene	24.756 µg/L 495% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L worst single sample: 27 µg/L	3/55	SYR4	2014–2018
Bromodichloromethane	1.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	3/59	SYR4	2012–2018
Ethylbenzene	57.689 µg/L 8.2% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L worst single sample: 63.1 µg/L	3/55	SYR4	2014–2018
Toluene	415.92 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 453 µg/L	3/55	SYR4	2014–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	785 µg/L 7.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 800 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2013
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.5280 pCi/L 11% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2014

49 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicBariumBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideFluorideGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Trichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WATERVILLE FIRE DISTRICT 1
Phone: 802-644-2570
Email: wfd05492@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Waterville Fire District 1

Is Waterville Fire District 1 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Waterville Fire District 1's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Waterville Fire District 1's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Lead, Nitrate, Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Waterville Fire District 1 serve?

Waterville Fire District 1 reports serving 84 people in Vermont, per its EPA record.

Has Waterville Fire District 1 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 244 violations on file for Waterville Fire District 1, of which 78 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.