We read 12 results from Wells River Water System’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 1 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 490 people · Water system ID VT0005176 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross alpha (radioactivity)highest measured · range 0.8 to 0.8 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report | 0.8 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 15 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Chlorinehighest running annual average · range 0.18 to 1.12 · Distribution system · 2025 report | 0.78 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report | 0.17 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 7 to 7 · sampled 2024 · VILLAGE OFFICES, 15 CREAMERY ST. · 2025 report | 7 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 20 to 20 · sampled 2024 · 41 WATER ST. · 2025 report | 20 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report | Not detected | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Not detected |
| Manganesehighest measured · range ND to 0.03 · printed as 27 ppb · 2025 report | 0.03 ppm | — | 0.05 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| PFHxS (a PFAS)single sample · Entry point · 2025 report | Not detected | None set | 20 ppt (Vermont) now; 10 ppt from 2029 | Not detected |
| PFNA (a PFAS)single sample · Entry point · 2025 report | Not detected | None set | 20 ppt (Vermont) now; 10 ppt from 2029 | Not detected |
| PFOA (a PFAS)single sample · Entry point · 2025 report | Not detected | 0.007 ppt | 20 ppt (Vermont) now; 4 ppt from 2029 | Not detected |
| PFOS (a PFAS)single sample · Entry point · 2025 report | Not detected | 1 ppt | 20 ppt (Vermont) now; 4 ppt from 2029 | Not detected |
| PFHpA (a PFAS)single sample · Entry point · 2025 report | Not detected | None set | None | No health limit |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Radium and uranium
Found: Gross alpha (radioactivity)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
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