drinking water

A seasonal public water system is a transient non-community water system that is not operated as a public water system on a year-round basis and starts up and shuts down at the beginning and end of each operating season. Seasonal systems:

• Do not serve water to a public population (25 or more people) year round;
• Start-up and shutdown at the beginning and end of an operating system; and
• Seasonal systems do not necessarily depressurize.

Examples of typical seasonal TNC water systems:

In Vermont, people assume that the drinking water they consume while recreating, dining out, traveling, and staying overnight at public facilities is safe to drink. To make this assumption a reality, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Vermont Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division (DWGWPD) have guidelines to help facilities serving the public provide safe drinking water.  These guidelines apply to transient non-community (TNC) water systems. 

Public Community Water Systems

Cyanobacteria Importance to Drinking Water Facilities

SOURCE WATER PERMITTING

All Public Water Supply Systems (PCWS, NTNC, TNC) are required to have a source water permit for any new source, hydrofracturing or deepening of an existing source, or any increase in withdrawal of an existing source. Applicants for a permit must comply with the Water Supply Rule Chapter 21.

The Source Permit Program Map indicates which hydrogeologist is responsible for which county.

Permit to Construct

Consumer Confidence Reports
2023 CCR Templates are available to be downloaded.
All Public Community Water Systems are required to provide Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs) to their customers by July 1, 2024.
The EPA requires Wholesalers to provide information contained in their CCR to corresponding Consecutive System(s) by April 1st annually. Consecutive water systems MUST ensure that they deliver the information in the Wholesaler’s CCR to their own customers.

Drinking Water Related Rules

Rules and regulations that apply to drinking water systems in the state of Vermont. This includes state statutes as well as federal guidelines that apply to regulated drinking water systems in Vermont.

Water Supply Rule - For Public Water Systems that serve 25 or more people
Revised Water Supply Rule

Well drillers must submit well reports to the state within 90 days of completing, deepening, hydrofracturing, or abandoning a well. The Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division (DWGPD) maintains a database of wells drilled in Vermont, including information on location, construction, and well logs. Members of the public can access the Well Completion Reports Searchable Database to find more information about a well.

Rules