Public water system · VT0020402
ActiveVermont Electric Power Co
At a glance
Vermont Electric Power Co (PWSID VT0020402) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Rutland County, Vermont. It reports serving 180 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2001.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
180
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Vermont Electric Power Co compare with other water systems in Rutland County?
By EPA's size categories, Vermont Electric Power Co is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rutland County has 174 active public water systems. Its population served is about 56% below the county average of 409 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% 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 Vermont Electric Power Co is about 58% 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 Electric Power Co?
EPA lists Vermont Electric Power Co 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 Vermont Electric Power Co have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2001. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and October 2001. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Cyanide (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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 Electric Power Co: frequently asked questions
Who runs Vermont Electric Power Co?
Vermont Electric Power Co (PWSID VT0020402) 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 Electric Power Co serve?
Vermont Electric Power Co reports serving 180 people through 3 service connections in Rutland County, Vermont.
Where does Vermont Electric Power Co 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 Electric Power Co have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2001. 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 Electric Power Co'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. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2001. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Vermont Electric Power Co's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Vermont Electric Power Co 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 |
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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 Electric Power Co, PWSID VT0020402, Vermont”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/vermont/vermont-electric-power-co-vt0020402 (data as of October 1, 2026).