Is Fairfax Fire District 1 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

169

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-12-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-12-01 → 2011-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-12-01 → 2011-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-12-01 → 2011-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-12-01 → 2011-12-31

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	0.00070 mg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Copper	267.8 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 530 µg/L	13/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	29 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	0.9000 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	3.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	4.4932 pCi/L 90% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 4.9 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	13.7 µg/L 91% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	3/15	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	5.31 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 5.4 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Arsenic	6 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Barium	72 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Toluene	0.6000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018

36 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidEthylbenzeneFluorideMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Trichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MORGAN, EMILY
Phone: 734-649-4494
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Fairfax Fire District 1

Is Fairfax Fire District 1 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Fairfax Fire District 1'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 Fairfax Fire District 1's water?

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

How many people does Fairfax Fire District 1 serve?

Fairfax Fire District 1 reports serving 80 people in Vermont, per its EPA record.

Has Fairfax Fire District 1 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 169 violations on file for Fairfax Fire District 1, of which 29 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.