Rutland, VT
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Environmental data for Rutland in Vermont · Population: 60,484
Rutland, VT is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 7 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 48 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 38/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.
Industrial disclosures inside the county total 284.0K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 36 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 37 and a peak AQI of 86 in 2024, with 80% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).
All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.
Air Quality History (2020–2024)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 291 (80%) | 75 | 0 | 86 |
| 2023 | 267 (73%) | 95 | 2 | 147 |
| 2022 | 278 (76%) | 87 | 0 | 74 |
| 2021 | 265 (73%) | 99 | 1 | 114 |
| 2020 | 283 (77%) | 83 | 0 | 97 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in Vermont, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (48)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| RUTLAND CITY WATER DEPT | 18,500 | 3 |
| BRANDON FIRE DISTRICT 1 | 3,963 | 6 |
| FAIR HAVEN WATER DEPT | 3,076 | 0 |
| POULTNEY WATER DEPT | 2,400 | 0 |
| WEST RUTLAND TOWN | 2,400 | 2 |
| PROCTOR WATER DEPT | 2,000 | 0 |
| CASTLETON FIRE DISTRICT 1 | 1,940 | 0 |
| PITTSFORD FLORENCE WATER DEPT | 1,923 | 0 |
| WALLINGFORD FIRE DISTRICT 1 | 956 | 1 |
| SUNRISE COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM | 829 | 1 |
| KILLINGTON UPLAND WATER CO INC | 518 | 0 |
| HIGH RIDGE CONDOMINIUM | 500 | 0 |
| CASTLETON FIRE DISTRICT 3 | 500 | 1 |
| WOODS AT KILLINGTON | 450 | 3 |
| RUTLAND TOWN FIRE DISTRICT 1 | 401 | 1 |
| PINNACLE CONDOMINIUM | 400 | 0 |
| DANBY MOUNT TABOR F D 1 | 385 | 14 |
| PIPER RIDGE CONDOMINIUM | 362 | 5 |
| MEADOWS - GABLES I WATER SYSTEM | 310 | 9 |
| COLONIAL ESTATES WATER CORP | 300 | 2 |
| GLAZE BROOK | 220 | 2 |
| TRAIL CREEK CONDOMINIUM | 212 | 4 |
| WHIFFLETREE CONDOMINIUM | 189 | 24 |
| KING TRACT | 150 | 0 |
| RUTLAND TOWN FIRE DISTRICT 6 | 137 | 2 |
| RUTLAND TOWN FIRE DISTRICT 4 | 136 | 1 |
| WINDY HOLLOW | 118 | 4 |
| FALL LINE TOWN HOUSES | 116 | 2 |
| RUTLAND TOWN FIRE DISTRICT 5 | 110 | 2 |
| CUTTINGSVILLE FIRE DISTRICT | 108 | 1 |
| EDGEMONT CONDOMINIUMS | 108 | 4 |
| GRANDVIEW ACRES WATER COOP | 102 | 3 |
| HERITAGE HILL ASSOCIATION | 102 | 13 |
| EASTRIDGE ACRES ASSOCIATION | 95 | 6 |
| MOON RIDGE CONDOMINIUM | 94 | 1 |
| KILLINGTON GATEWAY II CONDO ASSOC INC | 73 | 0 |
| SPRING LAKE RANCH INC | 70 | 10 |
| KILLINGTON GATEWAY I CONDO ASSOCIATION | 68 | 15 |
| SOUTH WALLINGFORD WATER CO | 63 | 3 |
| TUCKERVILLE MHP | 60 | 2 |
| WINTERGREEN AT KILLINGTON | 50 | 4 |
| CHALET VILLAGE | 45 | 0 |
| VALLEY PARK CONDOMINIUM | 42 | 1 |
| BENSON HEIGHTS | 40 | 0 |
| EAST MOUNTAIN WATER CORP | 34 | 3 |
| NORTHSIDE CONDOMINIUM | 32 | 1 |
| RUTLAND TOWN FIRE DISTRICT 11 | 29 | 4 |
| GABLES II WATER SYSTEM | 22 | 5 |
TRI Facilities (7)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ge Aerospace Plant 2 | 159.4K lbs |
| 2 | Ge Aerospace Plant 1 | 110.0K lbs |
| 3 | Questech Corp | 11.4K lbs |
| 4 | Isovolta/u.s. Samica | 3.2K lbs |
| 5 | First Light Technologies Inc | 3 lbs |
| 6 | Kalow Technologies | 0 lbs |
| 7 | Kalow Technologies | 0 lbs |
Cities in Rutland (3)
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This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.