Is Smugglers Notch Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Private
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

191

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31

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	180 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 680 µg/L	91/122	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	124 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 137 µg/L	61/83	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.715 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.5 µg/L	60/83	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	69.05 µg/L 460% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 187 µg/L	60/122	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	93.025 µg/L 116% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 143 µg/L	46/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	280 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 540 µg/L	44/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.4 µg/L	35/83	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0049 mg/L 33% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	34/34	LCR	2023
Dichloroacetic Acid	38.45 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 70.8 µg/L	26/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	83.275 µg/L 139% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 124 µg/L	26/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	47.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 53.2 µg/L	25/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.5 µg/L	19/83	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	2.04 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	2/36	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	10 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2016
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.2150 pCi/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/3	SYR4	2016–2017
Combined Uranium	3 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2012
Fluoride	170 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2016
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/36	SYR4	2012–2019

57 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitrate-NitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BENKERT, IRWIN E
Phone: 802-730-2019
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Smugglers Notch Water

Is Smugglers Notch Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Smugglers Notch Water'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 Smugglers Notch Water's water?

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

How many people does Smugglers Notch Water serve?

Smugglers Notch Water reports serving 2,960 people in Vermont, per its EPA record.

Has Smugglers Notch Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 191 violations on file for Smugglers Notch Water, of which 19 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.