Public water system record
Town of Fairview
Serves Fairview, Richland County, MT · 1,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Fairview in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Town of Fairview draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, September 2010.
- Record on file since 1995, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 279 unknown out of 500 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Town of Fairview go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 147 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 | 137 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began March 2010, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 30, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 30, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 68 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Fairview in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2010 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 90 violations (2 health-based): 1,2-Dichloropropane, Trichloroethylene, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Benzene, Toluene |
Where the water comes from
Town of Fairview draws water from 2 wells. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Town of Fairview.
Annual water quality report
Town of Fairview 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 Montana.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells