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Essex Water Quality Report

3 cities ranked · Average grade: B+ · Vermont

Avg Score
83.4
Cities Ranked
3
Health Violations
2
PFAS Detected
0
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83.4
County avg score
3
Cities ranked
100%
A or B grade
0%
D or F grade
2
Health violations
0
PFAS detected

How Essex cities scored

33%
67%
A
1
33%
Excellent
B
2
67%
Good
C
0
0%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
0
0%
Failing

County vs Vermont average

B+
Essex
83.4/100
B-
Vermont avg
74.3/100
▲ 9.1 pts above state average

Water quality across Essex

Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.

Vermont city water quality map
3.5%
of residents on fluoridated water (CDC, 2020)
0
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Essex

Industrial polluters nearby

Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Essex, 2023.

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
ETHAN ALLEN OPERATIONS INC BEECHER FALLS DIV
Furniture · ETHAN ALLEN OPERATIONS INC
BEECHER FALLS, VT05902

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

All 3 cities in Essex

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Brighton
A-
89.2
1K 4 Unresolved
2 Lunenburg
B+
83.7
650 90 Health Unresolved
3 Canaan
B
77.2
1K 80 Health Unresolved
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