Public water system record
Fairfield
Serves Fairfield, Wayne County, IL · 6,202 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Fairfield in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a CARBON, TOTAL violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 16
Key facts
- Fairfield draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1977, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,215 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Fairfield go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 16 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 16 |
What the violations mean
CARBON, TOTAL
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Fairfield draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 3 other community water systems and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Fairfield.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Boyleston Waterworks Corp Fairfield, IL
- Jasper Waterworks Corporation Fairfield, IL
- New Hope Waterworks Corp Fairfield, IL
Annual water quality report
Fairfield must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Illinois.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells