Is Hinesburg Water Dept Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

251

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-04-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-07-01

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
Fluoride	965 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	186/190	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	220 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 570 µg/L	99/100	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	5.78 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	45/100	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0017 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2023
Chloroform	1.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.47 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	7/33	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	9.01 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	2.585 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	4/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	60.05 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 61 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Arsenic	2 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3.74 pCi/L 75% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.18 pCi/L 21% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2019

63 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, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrateOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ODIT, TODD
Phone: 802-482-4206
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Hinesburg Water Dept

Is Hinesburg Water Dept tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Hinesburg Water Dept'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 Hinesburg Water Dept's water?

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

How many people does Hinesburg Water Dept serve?

Hinesburg Water Dept reports serving 2,800 people in Vermont, per its EPA record.

Has Hinesburg Water Dept had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 251 violations on file for Hinesburg Water Dept, of which 1 is 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.