Water quality in Essex, Vermont
Essex is in Chittenden County. 95 active public water systems serve the county; 55 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Chittenden County
47 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Town Water System Essex |
9,734 | 1 | 0.2 mi | |
| Westbury Park Colchester |
663 | 2 | 3.1 mi | |
| Williston Water Dept Williston |
7,259 | 1 | 3.2 mi | |
| Windemere MHP Colchester |
199 | 0 | 3.4 mi | |
| Winooski Water Dept Winooski |
8,500 | 1 | 4.6 mi | |
| Oak Hill Estates Water System Williston |
52 | 1 | 4.9 mi | |
| Hillcrest MHP INC Colchester |
615 | 1 | 5.3 mi | |
| Williston Fire District 1 Williston |
212 | 0 | 5.3 mi | |
| Malletts Bay Water CO Colchester |
533 | 1 | 5.4 mi | |
| South Burlington City Water System South Burlington |
19,500 | 2 | 5.8 mi | |
| Jericho East Home Owners Association Jericho |
300 | 0 | 6.2 mi | |
| Jericho Fire District 1 Jericho |
190 | 2 | 6.2 mi | |
| Burlington Dept Public Works Water Div Burlington |
42,000 | 2 | 6.9 mi | |
| Jericho Heights Water Coop Jericho |
40 | 4 | 6.9 mi | |
| Riverview Commons Richmond |
388 | 1 | 6.9 mi | |
| Champlain Water District South Burlington |
1 | 0 | 7.2 mi | |
| Jericho Underhill Water Underhill |
825 | 1 | 7.4 mi | |
| North Ave Co-Op Burlington |
301 | 1 | 7.6 mi | |
| South Burlington Fire District South Burlington |
250 | 2 | 7.7 mi | |
| Village of Jericho Water System Jericho |
1,410 | 2 | 7.7 mi | |
| Colchester Water System Colchester |
11,299 | 1 | 7.7 mi | |
| Sunny Acres Development Water Assoc INC Milton |
50 | 2 | 7.8 mi | |
| Chimney Hill Colchester Colchester |
42 | 1 | 7.9 mi | |
| Richmond Water Dept Richmond |
1,048 | 0 | 8.2 mi | |
| Colchester Fire District 2 Colchester |
8,300 | 0 | 8.5 mi |
Non-community systems in Chittenden County (47: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to Chittenden County, nearest to Essex first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau county subdivision files or the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Vermont records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.