Is Fairmont City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2020-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-12-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-04-01 → 2008-06-30

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
Bromodichloromethane	10.235 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.2 µg/L	132/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	71.805 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 103 µg/L	132/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	27.725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43.2 µg/L	132/132	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	82.315 µg/L 103% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 118 µg/L	132/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	65.67 µg/L 109% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 96.5 µg/L	132/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	35.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 50 µg/L	131/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.7905 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.5 µg/L	100/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.525 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	96/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	117.75 µg/L 9.1% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 289 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	28.4 µg/L 189% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 112 µg/L	45/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0023 mg/L 15% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2025
Nitrate	370 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	5.1565 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.58 µg/L	14/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	740 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 760 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	38.355 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 38.6 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.6425 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.6500 µg/L	6/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	40.15 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 42 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.2276 pCi/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.2340 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	0.2900 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.4570 pCi/L 9.1% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Nitrate-Nitrite	320 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Xylenes, Total	0.2000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2012–2019

55 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CARSON, JOHN
Phone: 304-366-0540
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Fairmont City of

Is Fairmont City of tap water safe to drink?

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

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Fairmont City of serve?

Fairmont City of reports serving 30,586 people in West Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Fairmont City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 32 violations on file for Fairmont City of, of which 0 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.