Family Owned & Operated Since 1980
When you're choosing a water treatment company, credentials and local track record matter. Clear Water Filtration has been Vermont's family-owned water treatment specialist since 1980 - with a Class III Water Operator on staff, 30+ years as an authorized Kinetico dealer, and government PFAS treatment contracts earned through proven results.
Schedule a Free Water Test Request Service45+ Years of Vermont Water Treatment
Clear Water Filtration was founded in 1980 in Waitsfield, Vermont - not as a franchise location or regional outpost of a national chain, but as a locally rooted business built around Vermont water. Over 45 years, the company has grown from a small operation to a team of 19 employees serving residential, commercial, and municipal customers statewide.
The business is now led by second-generation owners Jen Fleckenstein and Steve Parker, who grew up in the business and have continued building on what their father Jim Parker started. That continuity means something: the technicians who service your system, the staff who answer your calls, and the owners making decisions all live and work in Vermont.
When you call a national chain, you talk to a call center. When you call Clear Water Filtration, you talk to the people who know your county's water, your local geology, and your neighborhood. That local knowledge - built over four decades of hands-on work across every Vermont county - is something a corporate competitor cannot replicate.
Professional Credentials That Matter
Most water treatment companies in Vermont are staffed by sales representatives and installers. Clear Water Filtration employs a Class III Water Operator - a certified credential that requires rigorous training, examination, and continuing education in water treatment science, system design, and regulatory compliance.
That Class III operator is Jen Fleckenstein, who is also a Certified Water Specialist (CWS) through the Water Quality Association. The CWS credential is the industry's highest-level designation for water treatment professionals. Together, these credentials mean that when CWF designs a treatment system for your home or business, it is engineered to perform - not just sold off a product sheet.
Why does this matter to you? When your water problem is complex - elevated PFAS, high iron combined with hardness, nitrates, or manganese - diagnosis and treatment design require a trained specialist. Jen's credentials are the reason Clear Water Filtration has earned government and municipal water treatment contracts across Vermont. They trust the science, and so can you.
Learn more about our team at the CWF team page.
Vermont's Kinetico Experts
Kinetico builds some of the most durable, efficient water treatment equipment available - non-electric operation, twin-tank design for uninterrupted soft water, demand-triggered regeneration that uses only the salt and water your household actually needs. But equipment quality is only part of the equation. The dealer who installs, programs, and services that equipment determines how well it performs over the life of the system.
Clear Water Filtration has been an authorized, independent Kinetico dealer in Vermont for over 30 years. That depth of experience means our technicians have worked on every Kinetico system type across a full range of Vermont water conditions - from moderately hard Chittenden County municipal water to high-iron, high-hardness private wells in Washington and Lamoille counties.
When you buy a Kinetico system through Clear Water Filtration, you're not buying through a corporate locator and hoping for local support. You're buying through the dealer who has been servicing Kinetico systems in your county for decades. That relationship - and the institutional knowledge that comes with it - protects your investment in ways a new dealer or a big-box installation cannot.
See the full Kinetico product lineup we carry: Kinetico Water Systems at Clear Water Filtration.
Proven at the Highest Level
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly called "forever chemicals") are among the most demanding water treatment challenges in Vermont today. Effective PFAS removal requires properly sized and specified systems, deep knowledge of treatment options, and documented compliance with Vermont's strict maximum contaminant levels.
Clear Water Filtration holds government and municipal PFAS treatment contracts in Vermont. When state and local agencies need reliable, compliant PFAS water treatment, they select a vendor through competitive processes that evaluate technical capability, credentials, and track record. CWF has earned and maintained those contracts.
For residential and commercial customers, this matters because it means your treatment system is designed and installed by a company that has performed at the municipal compliance level. The same expertise that supports government infrastructure projects is available for your home or business. See our full PFAS treatment capabilities at PFAS and PFOA Water Treatment in Vermont.
Vermont's maximum contaminant level (MCL) for individual PFAS compounds is among the most protective in the country. Private well owners are not covered by municipal testing requirements - if your well has not been tested for PFAS, you may not know about contamination.
Clear Water Filtration's free in-home water test covers hardness, iron, manganese, pH, TDS, and chlorine. For PFAS and arsenic, we coordinate certified lab testing through our partners.
Vermont's Most Recognized Names
Water quality demands are high in food and beverage production, medical care, semiconductor manufacturing, and hospitality. The organizations listed below chose Clear Water Filtration because the work had to be done right. These are the same standards we bring to every residential and commercial project.
Cabot Creamery
UVM Medical Center
Sugarbush Resort
Switchback Brewing
Alchemist Brewery
Citizen Cider
Burlington Beer Co.
GlobalFoundries
No Cost, No Obligation
Before recommending any treatment system, Clear Water Filtration tests your water. The free in-home water test covers the contaminants most commonly found in Vermont residential water:
For contaminants requiring certified lab analysis - including PFAS, arsenic, uranium, and nitrates - we coordinate testing through our certified lab partners. We'll walk you through the results and explain exactly what treatment options apply to your situation.
There is no sales pressure attached to the test. You get real data about your water, and you decide what to do with it. Schedule your free water test or call us at 802-496-5544.
Available When You Need Us
Water problems don't follow business hours. A failed water softener, a malfunctioning reverse osmosis system, or a UV lamp alarm doesn't care that it's Saturday. Clear Water Filtration offers emergency water treatment service 7 days a week.
Our emergency team responds to softener failures, RO system failures, UV system alarms, and well pump and pressure issues that affect your water supply. When an issue cannot wait until Monday morning, call 802-496-5544 and we'll dispatch a technician.
See our dedicated emergency service page for details on response, what qualifies as an emergency call, and the counties we serve: Emergency Water Treatment Service in Vermont.
Call us 7 days a week for urgent water treatment issues.
802-496-5544 Emergency Service DetailsSide by Side
Here's what separates a 45-year Vermont specialist from a national franchise with a local branch.
| Differentiator | Clear Water Filtration | National Franchise (Culligan, etc.) |
|---|---|---|
| Ownership | Vermont family-owned since 1980 | Corporate-owned or franchisee |
| Vermont Focus | 45+ years serving Vermont exclusively | Multi-state regional territory |
| Licensed Water Operator | Class III on staff (Jen Fleckenstein, CWS) | Varies by location |
| Government PFAS Contracts | Holds VT government and municipal contracts | Not documented |
| Kinetico Dealer | Authorized VT dealer 30+ years | Carries proprietary brand only |
| Emergency Service | 7 days a week | M-F business hours typical |
| Free In-Home Water Test | Yes | Varies |
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Where We Serve
From our home base in Waitsfield, VT, we provide water treatment services throughout the Green Mountain State. Each community has its own water quality characteristics based on local geology and water sources - and after 45 years, we've tested thousands of wells across Vermont and understand the regional variations that affect which treatment approaches work best.
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