BETHEL WATER DEPT

BETHEL, VT · ~1,929 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

VT0005315

State

Vermont

City

BETHEL

Population served

1,929

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Dec 2023. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2017 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Nov 2008 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Sep 2007 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 2007 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2007 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Sep 2006 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began May 2006 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Dec 2005 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Jul 2005 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Oct 2001 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SFJ Dec 2023
State action · SIC Dec 2023
State action · SOX Aug 2023
State action · SOX Sep 2019
State action · SIF Dec 2018
State action · SOX Jun 2017
State action · SO8 May 2017
State action · SIE May 2017

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Arsenic

1 station · latest Jul 2025

0.3 · max 0.3 ug/L · 3

Manganese

1 station · latest Jul 2025

35.2 · max 68.6 ug/L · 3

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system VT0005315 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.