Is Fort Fairfield Utilities District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Aroostook

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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-09-10
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-09-10
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-16
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-16
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-03-01 → 2013-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-03-01 → 2013-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-03-01 → 2013-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-03-01 → 2013-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2008-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2008-03-31

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
Copper	1600 µg/L 123% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 3900 µg/L	124/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1085 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1310 µg/L	104/106	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.014 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.5 µg/L	77/120	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	71.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 99 µg/L	37/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7.275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.2 µg/L	36/44	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	86.56 µg/L 108% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 103 µg/L	34/35	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	946 µg/L 9.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	32/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	59.5 µg/L 99% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	31/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	24.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37 µg/L	29/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	35.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 71 µg/L	29/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0018 mg/L 12% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2023
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.985 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	12/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	22 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	974 µg/L 9.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	10/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	3.07 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	7/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.6075 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6100 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.1 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	1.1 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	1.3 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2012–2019

59 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-DAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: EDMUNDS, J MICHAEL
Phone: 207-472-1391
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Fort Fairfield Utilities District

Is Fort Fairfield Utilities District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Fort Fairfield Utilities District'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 Fort Fairfield Utilities District's water?

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

How many people does Fort Fairfield Utilities District serve?

Fort Fairfield Utilities District reports serving 2,025 people in Maine, per its EPA record.

Has Fort Fairfield Utilities District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 75 violations on file for Fort Fairfield Utilities District, of which 34 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.