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Swanton Village Water

At a glance

Swanton Village Water (PWSID VT0005132) is an active community water system in Franklin County, Vermont. It reports serving 4,000 people through 1,373 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.

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

Population served

4,000

Service connections

1,373

Primary source

SW

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDVT0005132
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served4,000
Service connections1,373
Primary water sourceSurface water
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyVT state drinking water program
City servedSwanton
StateVermont
ZIP—
CountyFranklin County

How does Swanton Village Water compare with other water systems in Franklin County?

By EPA's size categories, Swanton Village Water is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Franklin County has 83 active public water systems, and Swanton Village Water is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 9.2 times the county average of 436 people per system, and accounts for 11% of the 36,208 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 Swanton Village Water is about 40% 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 45 Vermont systems (3.3%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Swanton Village Water?

EPA lists Swanton Village Water 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. 21 of the 83 active systems in Franklin County (25%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Swanton Village Water have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between September 1991 and October 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (4 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2025-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2025-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2025-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2006-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456YesResolved
2006-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950YesResolved
2006-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950YesResolved
1994-02-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1992-12-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1992-01-01Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200YesResolved
1992-01-01Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200YesArchived
1991-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoArchived

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.

Swanton Village Water: frequently asked questions

Who runs Swanton Village Water?

Swanton Village Water (PWSID VT0005132) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VT state drinking water program.

How many people does Swanton Village Water serve?

Swanton Village Water reports serving 4,000 people through 1,373 service connections in Franklin County, Vermont.

Where does Swanton Village Water get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Swanton Village Water have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Swanton Village Water'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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Swanton Village Water's water quality report?

As a community water system, Swanton Village Water 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 Franklin County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
St Albans Water DeptFranklin10,200CommunitySurface water
Richford Water SystemFranklin1,700CommunitySurface water
Enosburg Falls Water SystemFranklin1,700CommunityGroundwater
Fairfax Water DeptFranklin1,550CommunityGroundwater
Lakewood CampgroundFranklin998Transient non-communityGroundwater
Georgia Elementary SchoolFranklin900Non-transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Swanton Village Water, PWSID VT0005132, Vermont”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/vermont/swanton-village-water-vt0005132 (data as of October 1, 2026).