Public water system · VT0008205
ActiveFair Haven Welcome Area
At a glance
Fair Haven Welcome Area (PWSID VT0008205) is an active transient non-community water system in Rutland County, Vermont. It reports serving 303 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
303
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Fair Haven Welcome Area compare with other water systems in Rutland County?
By EPA's size categories, Fair Haven Welcome Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rutland County has 174 active public water systems. Its population served is about 26% below the county average of 409 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 71,236 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 Fair Haven Welcome Area is about twice 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 Fair Haven Welcome Area?
EPA lists Fair Haven Welcome Area as owned by a state government. 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. 8 of the 174 active systems in Rutland County (4.6%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Fair Haven Welcome 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 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | 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.
Fair Haven Welcome Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fair Haven Welcome Area?
Fair Haven Welcome Area (PWSID VT0008205) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the VT state drinking water program.
How many people does Fair Haven Welcome Area serve?
Fair Haven Welcome Area reports serving 303 people through 1 service connection in Rutland County, Vermont.
Where does Fair Haven Welcome 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 Fair Haven Welcome 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 June 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 Fair Haven Welcome 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 June 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fair Haven Welcome Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fair Haven Welcome 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 Rutland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland City Water Dept | Rutland | 18,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Brandon Fire District 1 | Rutland | 3,963 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fair Haven Water Dept | Rutland | 3,076 | Community | Surface water |
| Ramshead Lodgesnowshed Base Lodge | Rutland | 2,541 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| West Rutland Town | Rutland | 2,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Poultney Water Dept | Rutland | 2,400 | Community | Groundwater |
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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, “Fair Haven Welcome Area, PWSID VT0008205, Vermont”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/vermont/fair-haven-welcome-area-vt0008205 (data as of October 1, 2026).