drinking water - water quality monitoring

The term radionuclide refers to the following regulated drinking water contaminants under the federal Radionuclide Rule (CFR Part 141) and Vermont Water Supply Rule.

Act 66 was passed in 2019 and subsequently adopted under the Vermont Environmental Health Rules in July 2020 as the "Rule Governing Testing and Remediation of Lead in the Drinking Water of Schools and Child Care Facilities".

Vermont's public water systems are regulated under the federal Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) and the Vermont Water Supply Rule which refers to it. Visit the Vermont Lead and Copper Rule page for more information about current requirements, or to access forms and templates. Learn about the health impacts from lead pipes in water infrastructure by visiting the Vermont Department of Health page. 

A bottled water system with all sources located outside of Vermont is considered an imported bottled water system and must obtain an Approval to Sell Bottled Water in Vermont prior to the distribution and sale of a bottled water product in the state.

• Process For Managing Microcystin Detections in Raw and Finished Water Samples For Public Surface Water Systems
• Vermont Drinking Water Systems Now Sampling for Blue-Green Algae Toxins   (Press Release: July 2015)

The summer of 2024 marks the tenth year of DWGPD's voluntary cyanotoxin monitoring program for public drinking water systems. This program offers no-cost analysis of raw and finished water for microcystin (a potent liver toxin produced by some species of cyanobacteria) to surface water systems across the state.  Samples are analyzed on a weekly basis from July to early November by the Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory (VAEL).

Thank you for your patience as we update this page and consolidate data for ease of access.

Disinfection Byproducts and Their Regulation