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Orwell Village School

At a glance

Orwell Village School (PWSID VT0006724) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Addison County, Vermont. It reports serving 189 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

189

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDVT0006724

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served189

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyVT state drinking water program

City servedOrwell

StateVermont

ZIP—

CountyAddison County

How does Orwell Village School compare with other water systems in Addison County?

By EPA's size categories, Orwell Village School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Addison County has 70 active public water systems. Its population served is about 59% below the county average of 467 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 32,655 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 Orwell Village School is about 56% below 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 Orwell Village School?

EPA lists Orwell Village School as owned by a local 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. 16 of the 70 active systems in Addison County (23%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Orwell Village School 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 2021. The violations listed here began between October 2020 and January 2021. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate, o-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene and Dichloromethane. 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
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dichloromethanecode 2964	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Styrenecode 2996	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Xylenes, Totalcode 2955	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Toluenecode 2991	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Benzenecode 2990	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985	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.

Orwell Village School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Orwell Village School?

Orwell Village School (PWSID VT0006724) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VT state drinking water program.

How many people does Orwell Village School serve?

Orwell Village School reports serving 189 people through 2 service connections in Addison County, Vermont.

Where does Orwell Village School 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 Orwell Village School 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 2021. 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 Orwell Village School'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 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Orwell Village School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Orwell Village School 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 Addison County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Middlebury Water Dept	Addison	9,379	Community	Groundwater
Vergennes Panton Water District	Addison	5,100	Community	Surface water
Tri Town Water District	Addison	3,800	Community	Surface water
Bristol Water Dept	Addison	2,103	Community	Groundwater
Branbury State Park	Addison	963	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Kampersville Campground and Store	Addison	864	Transient non-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, “Orwell Village School, PWSID VT0006724, Vermont”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/vermont/orwell-village-school-vt0006724 (data as of October 1, 2026).