Is Putney School 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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-04-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-07-01 → 1994-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-07-01 → 1994-07-31

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
Nitrate	3455 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3500 µg/L	24/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Copper	160 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 170 µg/L	11/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	13.65 µg/L 91% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 14 µg/L	8/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2012–2017
Bromoform	2.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromochloromethane	1.775 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2012–2017
TTHM	5.195 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 5.3 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2012–2017
Barium	5 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012
Chloroform	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2012–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9200 pCi/L 18% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/5	SYR4	2012–2017
Fluoride	100 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.1 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2017

34 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidEthylbenzeneMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DORAN, MICHAEL
Phone: 802-387-6231
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Putney School

Is Putney School tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Putney School'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 Putney School's water?

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

How many people does Putney School serve?

Putney School reports serving 310 people in Vermont, per its EPA record.

Has Putney School had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 50 violations on file for Putney School, of which 11 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.