Public water system · VT0005312
ActiveChimney Hill
At a glance
Chimney Hill (PWSID VT0005312) is an active community water system in Windham County, Vermont. It reports serving 2,594 people through 545 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,594
Service connections
545
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Chimney Hill compare with other water systems in Windham County?
By EPA's size categories, Chimney Hill is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Windham County has 201 active public water systems, and Chimney Hill is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 7.5 times the county average of 347 people per system, and accounts for 3.7% of the 69,693 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Vermont, the 1,357 active systems average 477 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Chimney Hill is about 61% below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Vermont has 405 active community water systems, 30% of the state's 1,357 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,243 Vermont systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Chimney Hill?
EPA lists Chimney Hill as privately owned. The VT state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 164 of the 201 active systems in Windham County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Chimney Hill have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and January 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium), Vinyl chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene and Radium-228. EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Chimney Hill: frequently asked questions
Who runs Chimney Hill?
Chimney Hill (PWSID VT0005312) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VT state drinking water program.
How many people does Chimney Hill serve?
Chimney Hill reports serving 2,594 people through 545 service connections in Windham County, Vermont.
Where does Chimney Hill get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Chimney Hill have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Chimney Hill's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Chimney Hill's water quality report?
As a community water system, Chimney Hill must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Windham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brattleboro Water Dept | Windham | 12,200 | Community | Surface water |
| Winhall Stratton F D 1 | Windham | 6,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Guilford Welcome Center | Windham | 5,000 | Transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Grand Summit Hotel | Windham | 4,078 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bellows Falls Water Dept | Windham | 4,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Town of Wilmington Water System | Windham | 1,400 | Community | Surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Chimney Hill, PWSID VT0005312, Vermont”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/vermont/chimney-hill-vt0005312 (data as of October 1, 2026).