Public water system · VT0020940
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At a glance
Fat Hat Corner (PWSID VT0020940) is an active transient non-community water system in Windsor County, Vermont. It reports serving 40 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Fat Hat Corner compare with other water systems in Windsor County?
By EPA's size categories, Fat Hat Corner is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Windsor County has 164 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 420 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 68,857 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 Fat Hat Corner is well 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 Fat Hat Corner?
EPA lists Fat Hat Corner 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. 125 of the 164 active systems in Windsor County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Fat Hat Corner have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2011 and November 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-09-13 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Fat Hat Corner: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fat Hat Corner?
Fat Hat Corner (PWSID VT0020940) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VT state drinking water program.
How many people does Fat Hat Corner serve?
Fat Hat Corner reports serving 40 people through 4 service connections in Windsor County, Vermont.
Where does Fat Hat Corner 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 Fat Hat Corner have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 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 Fat Hat Corner'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fat Hat Corner's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fat Hat Corner 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 Windsor County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Water Dept | Windsor | 9,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hartford Water Dept | Windsor | 7,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chester Water Dept | Windsor | 3,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ludlow Village Water Dept | Windsor | 2,880 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Woodstock Water Department | Windsor | 2,473 | Community | Groundwater |
| Windsor Water Dept | Windsor | 2,350 | 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, “Fat Hat Corner, PWSID VT0020940, Vermont”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/vermont/fat-hat-corner-vt0020940 (data as of October 1, 2026).