Public water system record
Fairmont
Serves an area of Garfield County, OK · 147 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Fairmont in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 11
Key facts
- Fairmont buys its water from Salt Fork Water Authority.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Oklahoma, May 2013.
- Record on file since 1991, with 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 58 unknown out of 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Fairmont go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 21 health-based violations (21 resolved) and 64 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 11 |
| 2000s | 6 | 23 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 12 | 30 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 10 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began January 2013, Resolved.
Show all 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 15, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 14, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Oklahoma regulators took 18 formal enforcement actions against Fairmont and issued 1 boil water order between 2002 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2013 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Dec 20, 2012 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Nov 27, 2012 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Sep 17, 2012 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 22, 2012 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| May 30, 2012 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| May 23, 2012 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| May 7, 2012 | Oklahoma | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 9, 2012 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jul 13, 2011 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 20 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jun 1, 2011 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Arsenic |
| Jun 16, 2010 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Feb 8, 2010 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Sep 30, 2009 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jul 28, 2009 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| May 4, 2009 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Mar 30, 2009 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Arsenic |
| Jul 27, 2007 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Jan 28, 2002 | Oklahoma | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Beta Particle Activity |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Fairmont buys its water from Salt Fork Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Salt Fork Water Authority Garber, OK
Annual water quality report
Fairmont 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Fairmont for a copy.
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 Oklahoma.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells