Public water system record
Fairfield Muni Auth
Serves Fairfield, Adams County, PA · 2,150 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for Fairfield Muni Auth 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
- 18
Key facts
- Fairfield Muni Auth draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, February 2006.
- Record on file since 1976, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 348 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Fairfield Muni Auth go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 45 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 | 15 |
| 2000s | 0 | 18 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 16 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Fairfield Muni Auth between 2004 and 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in February 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Mar 24, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jan 27, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Nov 19, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Nov 4, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 2, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Fairfield Muni Auth draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Fairfield Muni Auth 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 Pennsylvania.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells