Is FAIRMONT, TOWN OF's water safe to drink?
FAIRMONT, TOWN OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 2,968, over 1,187 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, FAIRMONT, TOWN OF ranks 7,508th by violation burden (42th percentile) - 42 violations total, 1 health-based.
How FAIRMONT, TOWN OF compares within NC
Among the 360 NC systems in this dataset, the average is 5.7 health-based violations - FAIRMONT, TOWN OF's 1 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for FAIRMONT, TOWN OF is from 2026-01-01 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
FAIRMONT, TOWN 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what FAIRMONT, TOWN OF 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. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for FAIRMONT, TOWN 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.