PFAS in Vermont drinking water
EPA's final UCMR 5 data covers 38 public water systems in Vermont, serving about 292,936 people. PFAS turned up in 3 of them (8%). 0 averaged above at least one EPA limit at a sampling point.
Every tested system in Vermont
Largest first. PFOA and PFOS columns show the average at each system's worst sampling point; EPA's limit for each is 4 ppt. Filter by name:
| Water system | People | PFOA | PFOS | PFAS found | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Dept Public Works Water Div · Burlington | 42,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| South Burlington City Water System · South Burlington | 19,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Rutland City Water Dept · Rutland | 18,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Barre City Water System · Barre | 14,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Bennington Water Dept · Bennington | 13,250 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Brattleboro Water Dept · Brattleboro | 12,200 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| St Albans Water Dept · St Albans | 10,200 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Springfield Water Dept · Springfield | 9,800 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Essex Town Water System · Essex Junction | 9,734 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Essex Jct Water Dept · Essex Junction | 9,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Middlebury Water Dept · Middlebury | 9,379 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Montpelier Water System · Montpelier | 8,912 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Winooski Water Dept · Winooski | 8,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Colchester Fire District 2 · Colchester | 8,300 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Milton Water Dept · Milton | 8,260 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Hartford Water Dept · White River Jct | 7,600 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Williston Water Dept · Williston | 7,259 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Jay Peak Water System · Jay | 6,740 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Winhall Stratton F D 1 · Stratton Mountain | 6,200 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Edward Farrar Utility District · Waterbury | 6,003 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Shelburne Water Dept · Shelburne | 5,764 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Northfield Water Dept · Northfield | 5,145 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Vergennes Panton Water District · Shoreham | 5,100 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| St Johnsbury Water System · St Johnsbury | 5,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Newport City Water System · Newport | 4,766 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Bromley Water Company · Manchester Center | 4,300 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Manchester Water Dept · Manchester Center | 4,140 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Lyndonville Water System · Lyndonville | 4,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Bellows Falls Water Dept · Bellows Falls | 4,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Brandon Fire District 1 · Brandon | 3,963 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Tri Town Water District · Bridport | 3,800 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Morrisville Water and Light · Morrisville | 2,935 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| North Bennington Water Dept · Bennington | 1,700 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Richmond Water Dept · Richmond | 1,048 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Mill River USD 40 · Clarendon | 1,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Berlin Health Rehabilitation Ctr · Barre | 378 | - | 2.3 | 1 | Sample at limit |
| Ne Waste Services · Rutland | 60 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Colchester Fire District 3 | - | - | 0 | None found |
On a private well in Vermont?
EPA's program only covers public systems. Private wells are never part of UCMR 5, so the only way to know is to test. Our well testing guide covers which lab tests to order, and the best well water systems covers what to install once you have results.
Cite this page
Well & Tap. "PFAS in Vermont drinking water: results for 38 systems." Data: U.S. EPA UCMR 5, final release August 2026. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/vermont/
Source: EPA UCMR 5 final occurrence data (August 2026); population from EPA SDWIS. Method.