Vermont Water Quality Records

Search steps

Search by the full Vermont system number

1. Open Drinking Water Watch and enter the full PWSID in Water System No., or use Water System Name if you do not have the number.
2. Choose Search For Water Systems. Leave the county, system-type, and source-water filters at All unless you intend to narrow the search.
3. Match the Water System No. and Water System Name in the results, then open the number to see Water System Details.
4. Use the record’s sample-result links or Violations/Enforcement Actions for the information you need. Check dates and record type; use the listed contacts to confirm service or resolve an unclear record.

Open Vermont Drinking Water Watch →

Verified example

Burlington · VT0005053

A search for VT0005053 returned one record named BURLINGTON DEPT PUBLIC WORKS WATER DIV during this review. The detail page includes Points of Contact and separate sample and violation links.

The number 364 in this record’s web address is the portal’s internal identifier. VT0005053 is the public water system number to match against a bill or report. This example does not establish which system serves your address.

Open the Burlington system record →

Annual reports

Find a report or request a usable copy

Burlington has a Consumer Confidence Reports archive. Barre’s Public Works page links to Water System Reports. Montpelier’s water-system page provides a public-works contact for questions about service and reports.

If you cannot find or read the report you need, ask your utility for the reporting year and a usable copy. The existing 2025 overviews above are selected reports, not a promise that every Vermont system or later report is available here.

Browse Burlington’s reports →

Browse Barre’s water-system reports →

Contact Montpelier Public Works →

Notices and alerts

Confirm dates, locations, and instructions

Use your provider’s instructions for an outage or water notice. Burlington’s advisory page includes location-specific updates; Montpelier’s Water Notices page includes historical notices. Check the notice date and affected area, and contact the provider when the scope is unclear.

Burlington provides a separate urgent-alert sign-up page. Ask your own provider which notifications apply to your service; an archive or subscription is not proof that every notice reaches every address.

Check Burlington’s advisory page →

Read Burlington’s urgent-alert options →

Browse Montpelier’s water notices →

Find Barre Public Works contacts →

Lead and PFAS

Ask a question the records can answer

For service-line material, start with your utility’s inventory and ask what is known about the line to your property. Vermont’s public-water guidance directs residents to their utility for inventory information, replacement opportunities, and financial-assistance questions.

The Health Department provides separate guidance for lead and PFAS in drinking water. Use those resources with your actual system or laboratory results; this state page does not identify lead pipes, PFAS detections, or replacement eligibility at an address.

Read Vermont’s public-water guidance →

Read Vermont’s lead guidance →

Read Vermont’s PFAS guidance →

Private wells and springs

Choose tests with the laboratory

The Health Department’s testing guide explains the Vermont Homeowner Testing Package, sample collection, and result interpretation. You can order through the state laboratory or another certified drinking-water laboratory.

Confirm the tests, collection instructions, and sample acceptance with the laboratory before collecting water. Special circumstances can require tests beyond the routine private-water schedule.

Use Vermont’s private-water testing guide →

Should I search for VT0005053 or 364?

Use VT0005053 in Water System No. for the Burlington example. The number 364 belongs to the portal’s internal record address; it is not the PWSID printed in the reviewed report.

Why might a sample search leave out older results?

Drinking Water Watch states that sample searches use the last two years unless you provide a date range. Also check the sample class: detection-only results are a narrower view than all samples. A search with no matching results does not establish that a substance was absent.

Does a report’s returned-to-compliance statement settle today’s status?

No. Barre’s 2025 report includes a dated TTHM violation and its own returned-to-compliance explanation. That describes the report’s account of the event. For current instructions, check the utility and confirm the date and area covered by any notice.

Can I use a nearby city’s report for my well?

A report for Burlington, Barre, or Montpelier describes that public system’s reporting period. Private wells and springs need their own testing pathway through the Health Department and a drinking-water laboratory.