Is Vermont Academy Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
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

318

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-09-01 → 2023-09-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-09-01 → 2023-09-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-09-01 → 2023-09-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-09-01 → 2023-09-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01

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
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2024
Copper	66.6 µg/L 5.1% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 68 µg/L	8/15	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	1.44 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	4.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	630 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/16	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	7.025 µg/L 8.8% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	5.8 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	2/15	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.217 pCi/L 24% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	SYR4	2012–2018

55 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-DAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: THE VERMONT ACADEMY
Phone: 802-869-6218

Frequently asked questions about Vermont Academy

Is Vermont Academy tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 9 contaminants in Vermont Academy'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 Vermont Academy's water?

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

How many people does Vermont Academy serve?

Vermont Academy reports serving 305 people in Vermont, per its EPA record.

Has Vermont Academy had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 318 violations on file for Vermont Academy, of which 0 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.