Is Fairlee Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Kent

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-02
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
Bromodichloromethane	10.555 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.8 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2017
Chloroform	13.425 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.3 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromochloromethane	8.405 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2017
TTHM	36.37 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 37.7 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	11.27 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 12.2 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.81 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2015
Fluoride	244 µg/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 250 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012–2015
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.165 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2015
Trichloroacetic Acid	3.065 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2015
Arsenic	1.1 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018

56 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitrateNitrate-NitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: YIANNAKIS, CHRIS
Phone: 443-282-4167
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Fairlee

Is Fairlee tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Fairlee's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Fairlee's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Fairlee serve?

Fairlee reports serving 725 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Fairlee had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 45 violations on file for Fairlee, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.