What's in FORT FAIRFIELD UTILITIES DISTRICT's water?
FORT FAIRFIELD UTILITIES DISTRICT 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: 2,025, over 810 connections.
FORT FAIRFIELD UTILITIES DISTRICT's record against the rest of the country
22 total violations and 10 health-based ones put FORT FAIRFIELD UTILITIES DISTRICT at the 85th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,967 of 12,903.
How FORT FAIRFIELD UTILITIES DISTRICT compares within ME
FORT FAIRFIELD UTILITIES DISTRICT's 10 health-based violations sit above the ME average of 6.0, across 63 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for FORT FAIRFIELD UTILITIES DISTRICT is from 2025-01-07 (health-based: 2024-10-09). Last reported to EPA: 05/13/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
FORT FAIRFIELD UTILITIES DISTRICT'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
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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
FORT FAIRFIELD UTILITIES DISTRICT'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 - 10 health-based violations on file for FORT FAIRFIELD UTILITIES DISTRICT - 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.