Public water system · VT0020596
ActiveCochran Ski Area
At a glance
Cochran Ski Area (PWSID VT0020596) is an active transient non-community water system in Chittenden County, Vermont. It reports serving 93 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
93
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cochran Ski Area compare with other water systems in Chittenden County?
By EPA's size categories, Cochran Ski Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chittenden County has 96 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,566 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 150,374 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Vermont, the 1,357 active systems average 477 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Cochran Ski Area is about 35% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Vermont has 699 active transient non-community water systems, 52% 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 Cochran Ski Area?
EPA lists Cochran Ski Area 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. 59 of the 96 active systems in Chittenden County (61%) are also privately owned.
Does Cochran Ski Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Cochran Ski Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cochran Ski Area?
Cochran Ski Area (PWSID VT0020596) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VT state drinking water program.
How many people does Cochran Ski Area serve?
Cochran Ski Area reports serving 93 people through 1 service connection in Chittenden County, Vermont.
Where does Cochran Ski Area 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 Cochran Ski Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. 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 Cochran Ski Area'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. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cochran Ski Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cochran Ski Area is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Chittenden County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Dept Public Works Water Div | Chittenden | 42,000 | Community | Surface water |
| South Burlington City Water System | Chittenden | 19,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Colchester Water System | Chittenden | 11,299 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Essex Town Water System | Chittenden | 9,734 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Essex Jct Water Dept | Chittenden | 9,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Winooski Water Dept | Chittenden | 8,500 | Community | Purchased 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, “Cochran Ski Area, PWSID VT0020596, Vermont”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/vermont/cochran-ski-area-vt0020596 (data as of October 1, 2026).