FAIRBURN: EPA violation history, explained
FAIRBURN had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 14,000 people through 5,170 service connections.
How this compares nationally
15 total violations and 2 health-based ones put FAIRBURN at the 51th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,327 of 12,903.
Against the GA average
FAIRBURN's 2 health-based violations sit within the GA average of 3.5, across 312 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
FAIRBURN's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2022-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/12/2026.
The concern categories on record
FAIRBURN's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Revised Total Coliform Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What FAIRBURN's record does not cover
This is what FAIRBURN reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 15 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.