City water profile

Water hardness in Bennington

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Bennington, Vermont.

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 10
Active health records: 0

Your tap water

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Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Bennington Water Dept

VT0005016 · Surface water · 13,250 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0132 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

88% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

Violation history (11)

Imported violation history for Bennington Water Dept
Rule	Status	Period
Arsenic	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Cadmium	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Chromium	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Antimony, Total	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Thallium, Total	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Nickel	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Mercury	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Fluoride	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Selenium	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Barium	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Beryllium, Total	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022

North Bennington Water Dept

VT0005017 · Surface water · 1,700 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0016 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

11% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (2)

Imported violation history for North Bennington Water Dept
Rule	Status	Period
TTHM	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024

Bennington College

VT0020184 · Surface water · 1,000 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0026 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

17% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (3)

Imported violation history for Bennington College
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2025 to Nov 12, 2025
TTHM	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024

100 Mountain View Road Park

VT0020800 · Surface water · 290 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Applegate Apartments

VT0020791 · Surface water · 273 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.006 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

40% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2000 to Dec 31, 2000

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

White Birches Mhp

VT0020801 · Surface water · 125 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (4)

Imported violation history for White Birches Mhp
Rule	Status	Period
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024

West Road Mhp

VT0005018 · Surface water · 105 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Gore Road Mhp

VT0005471 · Surface water · 100 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level

Reported level: 2.69 mg/L
Action level: 1.3 mg/L

207% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 1996 to Dec 31, 1996

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

East Mountain Mhp

VT0020760 · Surface water · 76 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (30)

Imported violation history for East Mountain Mhp
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Dec 22, 2023
Chlorine	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Nov 21, 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Aug 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2022 to Apr 21, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2022 to Apr 21, 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2022 to Dec 22, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2022 to Apr 21, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2022 to Jan 31, 2022
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021 to Oct 23, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Chlorine	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Mar 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Feb 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Jan 31, 2021
Chlorine	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
Chlorine	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
TTHM	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Chlorine	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Oct 23, 2023
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Nov 1, 2009
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Nov 1, 2009
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2009
Public Notice	Unaddressed	May 1, 2009
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Apr 1, 2009
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Nov 1, 2008
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Nov 1, 2008
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2008
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2008
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2007

Willows Mhp

VT0020775 · Surface water · 63 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0014 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

9% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

City summary

What the indexed records say

Bennington has 1 published ZIP profile across Bennington County. The regional-evidence median is 13 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community. At least one estimate is marked low confidence, so observation distance and date deserve extra attention.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft1 ZIP

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

1 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 24.5 miles
Profiles with evidence: 1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 1

Observation window: Aug 3, 2016 to Aug 3, 2016.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Bennington

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

ZIP code

05201

Soft

13.3 PPM

Nearest site: 24.5 mi
Confidence: Low

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

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Questions people ask

About water in Bennington

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.