Public water system · VT0020483
ActiveWinhall Brook Recreational Area
At a glance
Winhall Brook Recreational Area (PWSID VT0020483) is an active transient non-community water system in Windham County, Vermont. It reports serving 470 people through 35 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
470
Service connections
35
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Winhall Brook Recreational Area compare with other water systems in Windham County?
By EPA's size categories, Winhall Brook Recreational Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Windham County has 201 active public water systems. Its population served is about 36% above the county average of 347 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 69,693 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Vermont, the 1,357 active systems average 477 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Winhall Brook Recreational Area is about 3.3 times that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Vermont has 699 active transient non-community water systems, 52% 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 Winhall Brook Recreational Area?
EPA lists Winhall Brook Recreational Area as owned by the federal 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. 3 of the 201 active systems in Windham County (1.5%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Winhall Brook Recreational Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2006. The violations listed here began between January 2000 and April 2006. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 3 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Winhall Brook Recreational Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Winhall Brook Recreational Area?
Winhall Brook Recreational Area (PWSID VT0020483) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the VT state drinking water program.
How many people does Winhall Brook Recreational Area serve?
Winhall Brook Recreational Area reports serving 470 people through 35 service connections in Windham County, Vermont.
Where does Winhall Brook Recreational Area 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 Winhall Brook Recreational Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2006. 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 Winhall Brook Recreational Area'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2006. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Winhall Brook Recreational Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Winhall Brook Recreational Area is a 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 Windham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brattleboro Water Dept | Windham | 12,200 | Community | Surface water |
| Winhall Stratton F D 1 | Windham | 6,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Guilford Welcome Center | Windham | 5,000 | Transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Grand Summit Hotel | Windham | 4,078 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bellows Falls Water Dept | Windham | 4,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Chimney Hill | Windham | 2,594 | 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, “Winhall Brook Recreational Area, PWSID VT0020483, Vermont”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/vermont/winhall-brook-recreational-area-vt0020483 (data as of October 1, 2026).