What's in FAIRBURY, CITY OF's water?
FAIRBURY, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 3,707 people get their water from it, across 1,931 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, FAIRBURY, CITY OF ranks 4,523th by violation burden (65th percentile) - 7 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
Against the NE average
FAIRBURY, CITY OF's 4 health-based violations sit within the NE average of 8.9, across 64 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
FAIRBURY, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2018-01-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 2018-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
FAIRBURY, CITY OF'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: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment 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 FAIRBURY, CITY OF's record does not cover
FAIRBURY, CITY OF's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for FAIRBURY, CITY OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.