Public water system · VT0020898
ActiveVermont Castings Foundry
At a glance
Vermont Castings Foundry (PWSID VT0020898) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Orange County, Vermont. It reports serving 110 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
110
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Vermont Castings Foundry compare with other water systems in Orange County?
By EPA's size categories, Vermont Castings Foundry is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Orange County has 70 active public water systems. Its population served is about 63% below the county average of 298 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 20,846 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 Vermont Castings Foundry is well 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 Vermont Castings Foundry?
EPA lists Vermont Castings Foundry 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. 48 of the 70 active systems in Orange County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Vermont Castings Foundry have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. The violations listed here began between April 2015 and July 2016. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-02-24 | Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-02-24 | Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-02-24 | Monitoring and reportingInitial, Follow-up, or Routine Source Water M/R · code 56 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | 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.
Vermont Castings Foundry: frequently asked questions
Who runs Vermont Castings Foundry?
Vermont Castings Foundry (PWSID VT0020898) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VT state drinking water program.
How many people does Vermont Castings Foundry serve?
Vermont Castings Foundry reports serving 110 people through 1 service connection in Orange County, Vermont.
Where does Vermont Castings Foundry 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 Vermont Castings Foundry have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. 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 Vermont Castings Foundry'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Vermont Castings Foundry's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Vermont Castings Foundry 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 Orange County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Village | Orange | 2,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bradford Village Water System | Orange | 1,512 | Community | Groundwater |
| Randolph Center Water System | Orange | 1,138 | Community | Groundwater |
| Williamstown Water Dept | Orange | 985 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fairlee Town Water | Orange | 967 | Community | Groundwater |
| Randolph Sb Rest Area | Orange | 783 | 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, “Vermont Castings Foundry, PWSID VT0020898, Vermont”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/vermont/vermont-castings-foundry-vt0020898 (data as of October 1, 2026).