Lead pipes in Vermont

Vermont's 404 community water systems reported 52 lead and 1,745 galvanized-requiring-replacement service lines, plus 36,016 of unknown material. That ranks #45 among states for confirmed lead lines.

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52Lead

1,745Galvanized, replace

36,016Unknown

84Systems with lead

• Lead <0.1%
• Galvanized (replace) 1.4%
• Unknown 28%
• Non-lead 71%

1.4% of the service lines Vermont utilities reported are lead or galvanized requiring replacement, well below the national share of 3.1%. 28% are still unidentified (national: 21%). The largest counts are in Newport City Water System (262), Windsor Water Dept (170), Barre City Water System (126). 10 systems haven't reported counts yet.

Since 2025 Q1, reported lead and galvanized lines in Vermont went from 1,244 to 1,797 (up 553). See which systems made the most progress.

Systems with confirmed lead lines (84)

Water system	Lead	Galv.	Unknown	% lead	People
Newport City Water SystemNewport City	0	262	779	15%	4,766
Windsor Water DeptWindsor	5	165	707	18%	2,350
Barre City Water SystemBarre City	3	123	2,351	4.0%	14,000
Brattleboro Water DeptBrattleboro	0	92	1	2.6%	12,200
Randolph VillageRandolph	0	79	528	10%	2,700
Montpelier Water SystemMontpelier	0	78	2,277	2.8%	8,912
Rutland City Water DeptRutland City	0	74	2,641	1.2%	18,500
Bristol Water DeptBristol	4	64	332	9.8%	2,103
Springfield Water DeptSpringfield	0	57	376	2.3%	9,800
Derby Center Water SystemDerby	0	52	234	13%	1,400
Quechee CentralHartford	0	50	200	6.8%	2,262
Arlington Water DeptArlington	0	44	298	10%	1,250
Greensboro Fire District 1Greensboro	0	41	61	22%	551
Essex JCT Water DeptEssex	0	40	337	1.3%	9,500
East Hardwick Fire District 1Hardwick	0	36	35	38%	350
Enosburg Falls Water SystemEnosburgh	0	31	170	5.9%	1,700
Danby Mount Tabor F D 1Danby	0	26	0	19%	385
Dorset Fire District 1Dorset	0	23	71	12%	530
Hardwick Town Water SystemHardwick	4	18	314	3.1%	1,900
St Johnsbury Center F D 1Saint Johnsbury	0	22	0	26%	370
Middlebury Water DeptMiddlebury	0	21	1,052	1.0%	9,379
South Burlington City Water SystemSouth Burlington	0	18	2,437	0.3%	19,500
Lyndonville Water SystemLyndon	1	17	980	1.6%	4,000
South Hero Fire District 4South Hero	0	17	272	5.1%	760
Bennington Water DeptBennington	12	5	143	0.4%	13,250
Fair Haven Water DeptFair Haven	1	15	546	1.8%	3,076
Wallingford Fire District 1Wallingford	0	16	310	4.2%	956
Grand Isle Consolidated Water DistrictGrand Isle	0	16	28	2.2%	1,600
St Johnsbury Water SystemSaint Johnsbury	3	9	1,300	0.7%	5,000
Hartford Water DeptHartford	0	11	1,515	0.5%	7,600
Barre Town Water SystemBarre Town	0	11	324	2.2%	1,638
Pownal Fire District 2Pownal	0	11	15	7.6%	682
Castleton Fire District 1Castleton	1	9	110	3.5%	1,940
St Albans Water DeptSaint Albans City	0	9	2,781	0.2%	10,200
West Rutland TownWest Rutland	0	9	443	1.2%	2,400
Shaftsbury Water SystemShaftsbury	0	9	100	3.0%	950
Fairfax Water DeptFairfax	0	9	0	4.8%	1,550
Village of Jericho Water SystemJericho	0	8	285	1.3%	1,410
North Troy Water SystemTroy	0	8	225	3.0%	864
Wells River Water SystemNewbury	0	8	7	6.1%	490
Morrisville Water and LightMorristown	0	8	0	0.8%	2,935
Colchester Water SystemColchester	0	7	1,133	0.3%	11,299
Milton Water DeptMilton	0	7	1,011	0.3%	8,260
Barton Water SystemBarton	0	7	245	1.8%	950
Rutland Town Fire District 4Rutland Town	7	0	43	14%	136
Bethel Water DeptBethel	0	7	12	2.1%	1,929
Chester Water DeptChester	0	7	2	1.2%	3,200
Burlington Dept Public Works Water DivBurlington	0	6	2,602	<0.1%	42,000
Websterville Water SystemBarre Town	0	6	50	4.9%	367
Vergennes Panton Water DistrictVergennes	0	5	357	0.3%	5,100
Albany Water SystemAlbany	0	5	71	6.4%	200
East Middlebury FD 1Middlebury	5	0	64	1.9%	642
Graniteville Fire District 4Barre Town	0	5	52	1.8%	700
Starksboro Village Water CoopStarksboro	0	5	22	8.8%	350
Irasburg FD #1Irasburg	0	5	2	6.4%	200
South Face Village at OkemoLudlow	5	0	0	50%	70
Ludlow Village Water DeptLudlow	0	4	749	0.5%	2,880
Shelburne Water DeptShelburne	0	4	92	0.1%	5,764
Poultney Water DeptPoultney	0	4	66	0.8%	2,400
Aqua HavenEast Haven	0	4	26	9.3%	150
Craftsbury Fire District 2Craftsbury	0	4	14	6.3%	420
Jeffersonville Water SystemCambridge	0	3	174	1.1%	700
Town of Wilmington Water SystemWilmington	0	3	32	1.2%	1,400
Richford Water SystemRichford	0	2	504	0.3%	1,700
Derby Line Village Water DistrictDerby	0	2	232	0.6%	897
Troy Water SystemTroy	0	2	21	1.6%	315
Coventry Fire District 1Coventry	0	2	0	3.7%	251
East Dorset Fire District 1Dorset	0	2	0	2.3%	192
Rutland Town Fire District 6Rutland Town	0	2	0	3.9%	137
Alburgh Village Water SystemAlburgh	0	1	231	0.3%	576
Proctor Water DeptProctor	0	1	116	0.2%	2,000
Orleans Water SystemBarton	0	1	109	0.3%	846
Richmond Water DeptRichmond	0	1	91	0.3%	1,048
Canaan FD #2Canaan	0	1	54	0.8%	350
Newbury Village INCNewbury	0	1	48	0.6%	480
East Fairfield Fire District 1Fairfield	0	1	40	1.5%	184
Mansfield View Water CorpStowe	0	1	37	2.1%	121
Bakersfield Fire District 1Bakersfield	0	1	35	0.7%	446
Norwich Fire District 1Norwich	0	1	25	0.3%	870
Riverview CommonsRichmond	0	1	16	0.6%	388
Mount Ascutney MHPWindsor	0	1	11	6.3%	42
Glen ParkBrattleboro	0	1	7	4.2%	55
Bellows Falls Water DeptRockingham	1	0	0	<0.1%	4,000
Willows MHPBennington	0	1	0	4.2%	63

No confirmed lead, but unknown lines remain (54)

Water system	Lead	Galv.	Unknown	% lead	People
Colchester Fire District 2Colchester	0	0	875	0%	8,300
Bromley Water CompanyPeru	0	0	300	0%	4,300
Winhall Stratton F D 1Stratton	0	0	286	0%	6,200
Brighton Water SystemBrighton	0	0	231	0%	1,200
Jericho Underhill WaterUnderhill	0	0	198	0%	825
Hyde Park Water SystemHyde Park	0	0	132	0%	462
Mountain Water CompanyWarren	0	0	122	0%	2,400
Chelsea Water SystemChelsea	0	0	95	0%	450
Tri Town Water DistrictBridport	0	0	74	0%	3,800
Chimney HillWilmington	0	0	62	0%	2,594
North Hartland Coop Water System INCHartland	0	0	49	0%	262
Hinesburg Water DeptHinesburg	0	0	48	0%	2,800
Marshfield Water SystemMarshfield	0	0	42	0%	350
Danville Fire District 1Danville	0	0	36	0%	500
Georgia StationGeorgia	0	0	34	0%	120
Mount Snow Village AssociationDover	0	0	33	0%	123
Cambridge Village WaterCambridge	0	0	29	0%	262
Huntington Fire District 1Huntington	0	0	28	0%	120
Royalton TerraceRoyalton	0	0	28	0%	60
Fairfax Fire District 1Fairfax	0	0	27	0%	80
Magic Village Water CoopLondonderry	0	0	25	0%	308
St George Fire District #2Saint George	0	0	25	0%	72
Bradford Village Water SystemBradford	0	0	24	0%	1,512
Sutton Water SystemSutton	0	0	21	0%	185
Sonnenberg Water SystemBarnard	0	0	20	0%	50
Wheelock Fire District 1Wheelock	0	0	19	0%	50
St George Fire District 1Saint George	0	0	15	0%	42
Sheldon Water SystemSheldon	0	0	14	0%	480
Alburgh Fire District 1Alburgh	0	0	14	0%	87
Birch Hill Water SystemStowe	0	0	12	0%	45
Stowe Fire District 4Stowe	0	0	11	0%	120
Guildhall Water SystemGuildhall	0	0	10	0%	136
Jericho Heights Water CoopJericho	0	0	10	0%	40
Bolton Community Water SystemBolton	0	0	9	0%	1,030
Rutland Town Fire District 1Rutland Town	0	0	9	0%	401
Cuttingsville Fire DistrictShrewsbury	0	0	9	0%	108
Windy HollowCastleton	0	0	7	0%	118
Ascutney Fire District #2Weathersfield	0	0	6	0%	485
Sheffield Fire District 1Sheffield	0	0	6	0%	50
West Windsor Mountain Water SystemWest Windsor	0	0	5	0%	750
Newport Center Water SystemNewport Town	0	0	4	0%	330
Richmond Fire District 1Richmond	0	0	4	0%	56
Williamstown Water DeptWilliamstown	0	0	3	0%	985
Vermont AcademyRockingham	0	0	3	0%	305
Crystal Springs Water SystemEast Montpelier	0	0	3	0%	300
Peacham Fire District 1Peacham	0	0	3	0%	150
Pinecrest Mobile Home ParkMorristown	0	0	3	0%	139
Stowe F D 2 Gold Brook CircleStowe	0	0	3	0%	86
Westons Mobile Home ParkBerlin	0	0	2	0%	218
East Berkshire Fire District 1Berkshire	0	0	2	0%	184

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No lead or unknown lines reported (27)

Systems serving 1,000 or more people. Systems without counts on file are listed as 0.

Water system	Lead	Galv.	Unknown	% lead	People
Essex Town Water SystemEssex	0	0	0	0%	9,734
Winooski Water DeptWinooski	0	0	0	0%	8,500
Williston Water DeptWilliston	0	0	0	0%	7,259
Jay Peak Water SystemJay	0	0	0	0%	6,740
Edward Farrar Utility DistrictWaterbury	0	0	0	0%	6,003
Northfield Water DeptNorthfield	0	0	0	0%	5,145
Manchester Water DeptManchester	0	0	0	0%	4,140
Swanton Village WaterSwanton	0	0	0	0%	4,000
Brandon Fire District 1Brandon	0	0	0	0%	3,963
Stowe Water DeptStowe	0	0	0	0%	3,600
Smugglers Notch Water SystemCambridge	0	0	0	0%	2,960
North Hero Water SystemNorth Hero	0	0	0	0%	2,750
Town of Woodstock Water DepartmentWoodstock	0	0	0	0%	2,473
Berlin Municipal Water SystemBerlin	0	0	0	0%	1,819
North Bennington Water DeptBennington	0	0	0	0%	1,700
Jackson Gore OkemoLudlow	0	0	0	0%	1,695
Pittsford Florence Water DeptPittsford	0	0	0	0%	1,652
Central Vermont Medical CenterBerlin	0	0	0	0%	1,528
Royalton Fire District 1Royalton	0	0	0	0%	1,500
Johnson Village Water DeptJohnson	0	0	0	0%	1,350
Mountain Green CondominiumKillington	0	0	0	0%	1,300
Putney Water SystemPutney	0	0	0	0%	1,300
Randolph Center Water SystemRandolph	0	0	0	0%	1,138
Timber Creek Coa INCDover	0	0	0	0%	1,116
Grand Isle Fire District 4Grand Isle	0	0	0	0%	1,078
Burke Mountain Water CoBurke	0	0	0	0%	1,058
Bennington CollegeBennington	0	0	0	0%	1,000

Lead pipes in Vermont cities

• Burlington6 lead + galv. lines
• South Burlington18 lead + galv. lines
• Rutland74 lead + galv. lines
• Essex Junctionno lead reported
• Barre126 lead + galv. lines
• Montpelier78 lead + galv. lines
• Vergennes5 lead + galv. lines
• Morrisville8 lead + galv. lines
• North Benningtonno lead reported

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Vermont lead pipe questions

How many lead pipes are in Vermont?

Vermont's community water systems reported 52 lead service lines and 1,745 galvanized lines that must be replaced, for 1,797 in total. Another 36,016 lines are of unknown material.

Which Vermont water systems have the most lead pipes?

Newport City Water System (262), Windsor Water Dept (170), Barre City Water System (126). Counts are lead plus galvanized-requiring-replacement lines.

What share of Vermont service lines are lead?

1.4% of reported service lines in Vermont are lead or galvanized requiring replacement, well below the national figure of 3.1%. 28% are still unknown, compared with 21% nationally.

How do I find out if my Vermont home has a lead service line?

Search for your water system or ZIP code above, then open your utility's address-level inventory map. You can also check the pipe where it enters your home with a scratch and magnet test.

Source: EPA SDWIS service line inventory, 2026 Q3. Smaller systems with no lead or unknown lines are omitted. See also national rankings.