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Rutland tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Rutland. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Rutland is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 5,675 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 34 violations across the community water system(s) serving Rutland, going back to the earliest EPA record. 16 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Rutland Water Department
5,605 served · surface water · PWSID MA2257000 - Health-based Tetrachloroethylene: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 14 times between April 2023 and January 2024. The EPA record lists a level of 17 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 5 UG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in December 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in July 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Cool Sandy Beach Community Water System
70 served · groundwater · PWSID MA2257003 - Health-based Revised Total Coliform Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between October 2018 and November 2018. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Radium-226: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in July 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Radium-228: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in July 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between July 1993 and January 2000. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.