Public water system · VT0001771
ActiveMountain Top Inn and Resort
At a glance
Mountain Top Inn and Resort (PWSID VT0001771) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Rutland County, Vermont. It reports serving 528 people through 6 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
528
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mountain Top Inn and Resort compare with other water systems in Rutland County?
By EPA's size categories, Mountain Top Inn and Resort is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Rutland County has 174 active public water systems. Its population served is about 29% above the county average of 409 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Mountain Top Inn and Resort is about 23% above that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Vermont has 253 active non-transient non-community water systems, 19% 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 Mountain Top Inn and Resort?
EPA lists Mountain Top Inn and Resort 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. 132 of the 174 active systems in Rutland County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Mountain Top Inn and Resort have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2021 and December 2024. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane and o-Dichlorobenzene. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-12 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-25 | Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Treatment Installation/Demonstration · code 58 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | 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.
Mountain Top Inn and Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mountain Top Inn and Resort?
Mountain Top Inn and Resort (PWSID VT0001771) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VT state drinking water program.
How many people does Mountain Top Inn and Resort serve?
Mountain Top Inn and Resort reports serving 528 people through 6 service connections in Rutland County, Vermont.
Where does Mountain Top Inn and Resort 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 Mountain Top Inn and Resort have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. 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 Mountain Top Inn and Resort'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mountain Top Inn and Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mountain Top Inn and Resort is a non-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 |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Mountain Top Inn and Resort, PWSID VT0001771, Vermont”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/vermont/mountain-top-inn-and-resort-vt0001771 (data as of October 1, 2026).