Is Cold Brook Fire District 1 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2013-11-01 → 2013-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2013-11-01 → 2013-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2013-11-01 → 2013-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2013-11-01 → 2013-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2013-11-01 → 2013-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2013-11-01 → 2013-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-06-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-06-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-06-01 → 2012-06-30

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
Nitrate	707 µg/L 7.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 840 µg/L	40/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	231 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 619 µg/L	27/30	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	3.925 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	16/30	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2024
TTHM	2.18 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2015–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.8850 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9000 µg/L	4/11	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.6900 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7000 µg/L	3/11	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	0.6000 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/11	SYR4	2014–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.58 pCi/L 32% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.7 pCi/L	3/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	26.95 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 27 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromoform	0.8000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/11	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	100 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2014–2017

61 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: COLD BROOK FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1
Phone: 802-464-0460
Email: coldbrookfire@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Cold Brook Fire District 1

Is Cold Brook Fire District 1 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Cold Brook 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 Cold Brook Fire District 1's water?

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

How many people does Cold Brook Fire District 1 serve?

Cold Brook Fire District 1 reports serving 700 people in Vermont, per its EPA record.

Has Cold Brook Fire District 1 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 9 violations on file for Cold Brook Fire District 1, of which 9 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.