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Riverview Commons

At a glance

Riverview Commons (PWSID VT0005086) is an active community water system in Chittenden County, Vermont. It reports serving 388 people through 148 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 October 2021.

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

Population served

388

Service connections

148

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDVT0005086
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served388
Service connections148
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyVT state drinking water program
City servedRichmond
StateVermont
ZIP—
CountyChittenden County

How does Riverview Commons compare with other water systems in Chittenden County?

By EPA's size categories, Riverview Commons 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 0.3% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Riverview Commons is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Vermont has 405 active community water systems, 30% 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 Riverview Commons?

EPA lists Riverview Commons 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 Riverview Commons have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. The violations listed here began between January 2013 and October 2021. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (5 of them). 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2021-10-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2019-11-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2019-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2017-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2017-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2015-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2015-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2014-05-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2013-06-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2013-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2013-03-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2013-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved

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.

Riverview Commons: frequently asked questions

Who runs Riverview Commons?

Riverview Commons (PWSID VT0005086) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VT state drinking water program.

How many people does Riverview Commons serve?

Riverview Commons reports serving 388 people through 148 service connections in Chittenden County, Vermont.

Where does Riverview Commons 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 Riverview Commons 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 October 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 Riverview Commons' 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 October 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Riverview Commons' water quality report?

As a community water system, Riverview Commons must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Chittenden County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Burlington Dept Public Works Water DivChittenden42,000CommunitySurface water
South Burlington City Water SystemChittenden19,500CommunityPurchased surface water
Colchester Water SystemChittenden11,299CommunityPurchased surface water
Essex Town Water SystemChittenden9,734CommunityPurchased surface water
Essex Jct Water DeptChittenden9,500CommunityPurchased surface water
Winooski Water DeptChittenden8,500CommunityPurchased 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, “Riverview Commons, PWSID VT0005086, Vermont”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/vermont/riverview-commons-vt0005086 (data as of October 1, 2026).