Is Fairbury, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water under surface influence
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Jefferson

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	Archived	2018-08-01 → 2018-08-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2018-08-01 → 2018-08-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2018-08-01 → 2018-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-08-01 → 2018-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-08-01 → 2018-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-08-01 → 2018-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-08-01 → 2018-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2017-12-01 → 2017-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2017-12-01 → 2017-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2017-12-01 → 2017-12-31

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
Nitrate-Nitrite	9810 µg/L 98% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 10400 µg/L	256/256	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	923.45 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1090 µg/L	100/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1422.5 µg/L 109% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1550 µg/L	80/80	SYR4	2013–2017
Lead	15.75 µg/L 105% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 70.3 µg/L	68/80	SYR4	2013–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.939 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.07 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.9765 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.12 µg/L	64/76	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	15.465 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 17.3 µg/L	64/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.1525 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 4.95 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	6.329 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.73 µg/L	63/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.505 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.35 µg/L	56/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0019 mg/L 12% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Lithium	26 µg/L No EPA limit set	10/10	UCMR-5	2023
Chloroform	0.8540 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9350 µg/L	7/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	2.6675 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.79 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Atrazine	0.1330 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1360 µg/L	6/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	315.5 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 325 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.6656 pCi/L 33% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.682 pCi/L	5/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	4.8365 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 4.85 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.1490 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.33 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	6.21 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.5530 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/64	SYR4	2012–2019

83 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DAVIS, KELLY
Phone: 402-587-1456
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Fairbury, City of

Is Fairbury, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Fairbury, City of'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 Fairbury, City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate-Nitrite, Fluoride, Copper, Lead, Dibromoacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Fairbury, City of serve?

Fairbury, City of reports serving 3,707 people in Nebraska, per its EPA record.

Has Fairbury, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 23 violations on file for Fairbury, City of, of which 15 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.