Is Dairy Center Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Franklin

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	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-01-01 → 1997-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-01-01 → 1997-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-01-01 → 1997-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-01-01 → 1997-01-31

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
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2024
Bromodichloromethane	1.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	5.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Uranium	4 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	2.9 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	10 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.6000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	130 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019

66 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrateNitrate-NitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GATES, LISE T
Phone: 802-933-2030
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Dairy Center

Is Dairy Center tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 8 contaminants in Dairy Center'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 Dairy Center's water?

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

How many people does Dairy Center serve?

Dairy Center reports serving 109 people in Vermont, per its EPA record.

Has Dairy Center had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 68 violations on file for Dairy Center, of which 13 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 5 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.