No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016.
Serves about 9,734 people (3,325 connections) with surface water bought from Champlain Water District.
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No health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from March 2025 to September 2025.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Lithium | < 9 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-18 to 2025-09-22 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ESSEX TOWN WATER SYSTEM (VT0005065) |
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50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
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Follow this water →Essex Town Water System's phone number on EPA record is 802-878-1344. Its mailing address is TOWN OF ESSEX, 81 MAIN ST, ESSEX JUNCTION, VT 05452.
According to EPA's record, Essex Town Water System uses surface water bought from Champlain Water District.
No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016. EPA also lists 2 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile of tap samples in Essex Town Water System's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2025. The federal action level is 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Essex Town Water System. Its phone number on EPA record is 802-878-1344. Its mailing address on EPA record is TOWN OF ESSEX, 81 MAIN ST, ESSEX JUNCTION, VT 05452. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.