State rankings
Vermont water-system rankings
Lowest-scoring systems in Vermont
Ranked lowest score first. Population shown for context.
1 BERLIN HEALTH REHABILITATION CTR BARRE, VT · ~378 served 88 2 BURLINGTON DEPT PUBLIC WORKS WATER DIV BURLINGTON, VT · ~42,000 served 100 3 SOUTH BURLINGTON CITY WATER SYSTEM SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT · ~19,500 served 100 4 RUTLAND CITY WATER DEPT RUTLAND, VT · ~18,500 served 100 5 BARRE CITY WATER SYSTEM BARRE, VT · ~14,000 served 100 6 BENNINGTON WATER DEPT BENNINGTON, VT · ~13,250 served 100 7 BRATTLEBORO WATER DEPT BRATTLEBORO, VT · ~12,200 served 100 8 COLCHESTER WATER SYSTEM SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT · ~11,299 served 100 9 ST ALBANS WATER DEPT ST ALBANS, VT · ~10,200 served 100 10 SPRINGFIELD WATER DEPT SPRINGFIELD, VT · ~9,800 served 100 11 ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM ESSEX JUNCTION, VT · ~9,734 served 100 12 ESSEX JCT WATER DEPT ESSEX JUNCTION, VT · ~9,500 served 100 13 MIDDLEBURY WATER DEPT MIDDLEBURY, VT · ~9,379 served 100 14 MONTPELIER WATER SYSTEM MONTPELIER, VT · ~8,912 served 100 15 WINOOSKI WATER DEPT WINOOSKI, VT · ~8,500 served 100 16 COLCHESTER FIRE DISTRICT 2 COLCHESTER, VT · ~8,300 served 100 17 MILTON WATER DEPT MILTON, VT · ~8,260 served 100 18 HARTFORD WATER DEPT WHITE RIVER JCT, VT · ~7,600 served 100 19 WILLISTON WATER DEPT WILLISTON, VT · ~7,259 served 100 20 JAY PEAK WATER SYSTEM JAY, VT · ~6,740 served 100 21 WINHALL STRATTON F D 1 STRATTON MOUNTAIN, VT · ~6,200 served 100 22 EDWARD FARRAR UTILITY DISTRICT WATERBURY, VT · ~6,003 served 100 23 SHELBURNE WATER DEPT SHELBURNE, VT · ~5,764 served 100 24 NORTHFIELD WATER DEPT NORTHFIELD, VT · ~5,145 served 100 25 VERGENNES PANTON WATER DISTRICT SHOREHAM, VT · ~5,100 served 100
Highest-scoring large systems in Vermont
Systems serving 10,000+ people with the best scores.
1 BURLINGTON DEPT PUBLIC WORKS WATER DIV BURLINGTON, VT · ~42,000 served 100 2 SOUTH BURLINGTON CITY WATER SYSTEM SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT · ~19,500 served 100 3 RUTLAND CITY WATER DEPT RUTLAND, VT · ~18,500 served 100 4 BARRE CITY WATER SYSTEM BARRE, VT · ~14,000 served 100 5 BENNINGTON WATER DEPT BENNINGTON, VT · ~13,250 served 100 6 BRATTLEBORO WATER DEPT BRATTLEBORO, VT · ~12,200 served 100 7 COLCHESTER WATER SYSTEM SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT · ~11,299 served 100 8 ST ALBANS WATER DEPT ST ALBANS, VT · ~10,200 served 100
Scores reflect EPA public records (violations, enforcement, PFAS), are system-level, and can’t account for your home’s plumbing. See the methodology.