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FAIRVIEW, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained

FAIRVIEW, CITY OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 9,963 people get their water from it, across 1,749 connections.

FAIRVIEW, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country

96 total violations and 9 health-based ones put FAIRVIEW, CITY OF at the 84th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,070 of 12,903.

How FAIRVIEW, CITY OF compares within OR

Among the 160 OR systems in this dataset, the average is 6.0 health-based violations - FAIRVIEW, CITY OF's 9 is above 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 FAIRVIEW, CITY OF is from 2026-06-05 (health-based: 2024-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.

What kind of problem, specifically

FAIRVIEW, 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:

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 FAIRVIEW, CITY 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 - 9 health-based violations on file for FAIRVIEW, 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.