
East Hardwick Fire District #1
100 Years Providing Water to Our Community
1923 - 2023
East Hardwick Fire District #1 is a municipal corporation formed under Vermont Statutes, Title 20, Chapter 171. Fire districts are established for the purpose of managing certain functions of town government that are not available throughout the entire town. Since the Town of Hardwick has assumed fire protection services, the function of EHFD#1 is limited to operating and maintaining municipal water service for East Hardwick Village. It does this through a Prudential Committee comprised of five members elected by rate payers who receive water service. Current members of the Prudential Committee are:
- David O'Brien, Chair 802.780.7045
- John Mandeville, Treasurer 802.472.8902
- Gary Michaels 508.843.6534
- Erich Stephens
- David Gross 802.472.3139
Email: ehfd.water@gmail.com
Mailing address for payments: P.O.. Box 22, East Hardwick, VT 05836
Regular meetings of EHFD#1 are held at 6:00 PM on the third Tuesday of each month at the East Hardwick Congregational Church. Special meetings will be noted here and warned one month in advance with postings at the East Hardwick post office, D&L Market, and Front Porch Forum.
NOTE: The annual meeting is tentatively scheduled for the third Tuesday in May. This change will be confirmed at the regular February 18 meeting.
Notices: ,
CHLORINATION: As a consequence of the heavy rains and flooding in July, 2023, the state required chlorination of EHFD springs. Since that time they have extended the chlorination requirement until further notice. East Hardwick customers may see elevated chlorine taste or smell. We are maintaining chlorine levels at the lowest level required by the state and continue to work with our operator and the state towards the objective of removing the chorination order. The first step in this process -- cleaning and root removal from all of our springs -- has been completed.
LEAD TESTING: As a result of the state-required Lead/Copper inventory, some customers were notified that the presence of lead could not be ruled out. This was usually the case when indeterminate or galvanized pipe was in use to service the residence. Customers who want to test for lead or other contaminants may learn more here. The state provides a way to purchase test kits, and instructions for their use here.