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Water system · PWSID VT0005117

FAIRFAX WATER DEPT

FAIRFAX, VT · ~1,550 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

VT0005117

State

Vermont

City

FAIRFAX

Population served

1,550

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

11

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

3

Health-based

41

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Dec 2025. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jul 2025 Resolved
Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Feb 2025 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2023 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2020 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2009 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2005 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2005 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Oct 1999 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jan 1998 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Oct 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Nov 1992 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Dec 2025
  • State action · SO8 Nov 2025
  • State action · SIE Nov 2025
  • State action · SFJ Nov 2025
  • State action · SOX Aug 2025
  • State action · SIE May 2025
  • State action · SFJ May 2025
  • State action · SFJ Dec 2023

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Manganese

1 station · latest Sep 2023

36.4 · max 36.4 ug/L · 1

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system VT0005117 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.