Brandon Fire District 1, VT
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.2 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About Brandon Fire District 1
Brandon Fire District 1 serves about 3,963 people through 1,257 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Rutland County, Vermont. EPA system ID: VT0005211; phone on file: 802-247-3311. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Brandon Fire District 1's lead record
That is down 2.6 ppb from 4.8 ppb in the period ending 2022. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Brandon Fire District 1 is 7.9 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.2 ppb |
| 2022 | 4.8 ppb |
| 2020 | 4.8 ppb |
| 2019 | 7.9 ppb |
| 2017 | 7.9 ppb |
| 2016 | 5 ppb |
Against other Vermont systems
Of the 372 Vermont systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.4 ppb; 7 are over 15 ppb right now and 65 have gone over at some point. Brandon Fire District 1's 2.2 ppb sits at the 67th percentile in Vermont and the 75th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
49 other systems share Rutland County; 26 of them have a higher latest lead result than Brandon Fire District 1. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Rutland City Water Dept | 18,500 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fair Haven Water Dept | 3,076 | 2.4 ppb |
| Poultney Water Dept | 2,400 | 2.5 ppb |
| West Rutland Town | 2,400 | 2.2 ppb |
| Proctor Water Dept | 2,000 | 4.3 ppb |
| Castleton Fire District 1 | 1,940 | 1.5 ppb |
| Pittsford Florence Water Dept | 1,652 | 1.4 ppb |
| Mountain Green Condominium | 1,300 | 4.9 ppb |
| Wallingford Fire District 1 | 956 | 4.1 ppb |
| Sunrise Community Water System | 829 | 3.6 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Brandon, VT may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Brandon Fire District 1 whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.