Is Fairfield Sapphire Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Jackson

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31

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	1335.8 µg/L 103% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2491 µg/L	33/45	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Uranium	34.4041 µg/L 115% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 30 µg/L worst single sample: 45.4748 µg/L	23/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	763.5 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 840 µg/L	10/31	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	12.64 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 13.9 µg/L	10/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2023
Bromodichloromethane	3.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	6.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.78 µg/L 8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	5/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	8.6 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 9 µg/L	3/45	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.775 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromoform	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Dinoseb	0.2800 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L	1/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Vinyl Chloride	2.2 µg/L 110% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 2 µg/L	1/32	SYR4	2012–2019

61 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrateOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PATEL, HARSHNA
Phone: 800-525-7990
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Fairfield Sapphire

Is Fairfield Sapphire tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Fairfield Sapphire'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 Fairfield Sapphire's water?

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

How many people does Fairfield Sapphire serve?

Fairfield Sapphire reports serving 3,873 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Fairfield Sapphire had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 71 violations on file for Fairfield Sapphire, of which 20 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.