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Is South Burlington, VT tap water safe?

South Burlington City Water System serves South Burlington, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Vermont’s records show for it, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

South Burlington City Water System serves South Burlington. In EPA’s and Vermont’s records it has nothing above a health goal, and no health-based violation since 2016.

That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.

Water testing near South Burlington

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Vermont certifies.

The 3 labs Vermont certifies closest to South Burlington, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

All 46 certified labs for Vermont

ZIP codes in South Burlington

Which ZIP codes are in South Burlington: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Vermont Department of Health, laboratories certified for drinking water analysis; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

Near South Burlington

Towns nearby with a page of their own.

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