June 17, 2026
Nitrates in Vermont Drinking Water 2026
Nitrates in Vermont Drinking Water 2026
Nitrates contamination has been detected in drinking water systems across Vermont. High nitrate levels cause methemoglobinemia (blue baby syndrome) in infants. EPA MCL is 10 mg/L. Our analysis of Vermont water quality reports found Nitrates present in 240 cities and water systems statewide. If you live in one of these communities, a certified home filter can significantly reduce your exposure -- browse Nitrates filters at PureWaterGuys.
Cities in Vermont with Nitrates Detected
The following 240 water systems in Vermont reported Nitrates in their annual water quality reports. Click any city to read the full report.
| City / Water System | Water Quality Report |
|---|---|
| Albany Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Alburgh Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Andover Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Arlington Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Ascutney Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Bakersfield Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Barnet Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Barre Town Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Barre Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Barrington Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Barton Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Bedford Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Bellows Falls Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Bennington Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Berlin Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Bethel Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Bolton Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Bomoseen Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Bondville Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Bradford Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Braintree Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Brandon Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Brattleboro Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Bridgewater Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Bridport Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Bristol Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Brownsville Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Brunswick Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Burke Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Burlington Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Cabot Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Cambridge Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Canaan Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Cape Coral Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Carrollton Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Castleton Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Cavendish Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Center Rutland Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Charlotte Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Chatham Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Chelsea Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Chester Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Clarendon Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Colchester Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Concord Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Coventry Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Craftsbury Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Cromwell Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Ctr Rutland Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Cuttingsville Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Danby Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Danville Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Derby Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Dorset Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Dover Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Duxbury Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| E Ryegate Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| East Barre Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| East Berkshire Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| East Burke Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| East Calais Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| East Dorset Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| East Fairfield Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| East Hardwick Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| East Haven Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| East Middlebury Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| East Montpelier Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| East Thetford Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Elmore Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Enosburg Falls Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Enosburg Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Essex Jct Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Essex Junction Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Fair Haven Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Fairfax Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Fairfield Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Fairlee Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Fayston Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Georgia Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Glover Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Grand Isle Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Graniteville Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Greeensboro Bend Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Greensboro Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Groton Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Guildhall Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Guilford Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Hardwick Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Hartford Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Hartland Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Highgate Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Hinesburg Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Huntington Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Hyde Park Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Irasburg Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Island Pond Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Jay Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Jeffersonville Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Jericho Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Johnson Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Keene Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Keller Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Killington Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Laconia Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Las Vegas Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Lebanon Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Leicester Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Ludlow Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Lunenburg Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Lyndonville Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Manchester Center Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Manchester Ctr Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Manchester Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Marshfield Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Mcindoe Falls Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Mendon Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Middlebury Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Milton Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Montgomery Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Montpelier Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Montville Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Moretown Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Morrisville Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Mount Tabor Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| N Adams Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| New City Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Newbury Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Newfane Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Newport Center Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Newport Town Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Newport Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| None Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| North Clarendon Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| North Hartland Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| North Hero Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| North Troy Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Northampton Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Northfield Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Norwich Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Orleans Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Orwell Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Peacham Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Pittsfield Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Pittsford Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Plainfield Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Plymouth Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Poughkeepsie Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Poultney Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Pownal Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Proctor Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Putney Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Randolph Center Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Randolph Ctr Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Randolph Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Readsboro Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Richford Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Richmond Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Rochester Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Rockingham Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Rockport Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Roxbury Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Rutland Town Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Rutland Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| S Burlington Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| S Hero Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| S Ryegate Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Saxtons River Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Shaftsbury Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Sharon Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Sheffield Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Shelburne Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Sheldon Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Sherburne Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Shoreham Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Shrewsbury Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| So Royalton Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| South Barre Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| South Burlington Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| South Hero Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| South Londonderry Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| South Royalton Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Southwick Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Springfield Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| St Albans Town Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| St Albans Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| St George Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| St Johnsbury Ctr Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| St Johnsbury Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| St Johnsbury Vt Water Quality Report 2027 | View Report |
| Stanstead Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Starksboro Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Stockton Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Stowe Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Stratton Mountain Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Stratton Mtn Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Stratton Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Sutton Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Swanton Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Teaneck Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Tericho Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Thetford Ctr Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Thetford Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Underhill Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Vergennes Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Vernon Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Victoria Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| W Dover Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Waitsfield Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Wallingford Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Waltham Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Warren Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Washington Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Waterbury Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Waterville Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Weathersfield Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Websterville Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Wells River Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Wells Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| West Burke Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| West Hartford Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Westboro Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Westfield Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Westford Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Westminster Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Westmore Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| White River Jct Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| White River Junction Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Whiting Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Whitingham Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Wilder Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Williamstown Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Williston Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Wilmington Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Winchester Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Windsor Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Winooski Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Woodford Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Woodstock Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Woonsocket Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
| Worcester Vt Water Quality Report 2026 | View Report |
What Does This Mean For You?
Detecting Nitrates in your water supply does not necessarily mean immediate danger, but long-term exposure -- even at low levels -- carries measurable health risk. Reverse osmosis is the most effective method for removing nitrates from drinking water.
Our recommendation: View Nitrates filters certified for Vermont water conditions or take our free Water Finder Quiz to get a personalized recommendation.
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What is Nitrates?
High nitrate levels cause methemoglobinemia (blue baby syndrome) in infants. EPA MCL is 10 mg/L.
Is Vermont tap water safe to drink?
Water quality varies by city. Of the Vermont systems we analyzed, 240 detected Nitrates. Most levels are below EPA action thresholds, but long-term low-level exposure carries health risk. Check your city's report above or use a certified home filter as a precaution.
What filter removes Nitrates from tap water?
Reverse osmosis is the most effective method for removing nitrates from drinking water. See our Nitrates filter options.
Data sourced from EPA-mandated annual water quality reports (Consumer Confidence Reports). Last updated: 2026. Not all systems are required to test for every contaminant.