Public water system record
Fairburn Water Association
Serves Fairburn, Custer County, SD · 65 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Fairburn Water Association in the last ten years, including an unresolved Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Fairburn Water Association buys its water from Hermosa Water Users Association.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by South Dakota, June 2023.
- Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 27 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 |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Dec 14, 2020 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
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 REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Fairburn Water Association go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 17 |
| 2000s | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, began February 2014, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 13, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Dakota regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Fairburn Water Association between 2010 and 2023, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2023 | South Dakota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Dec 10, 2015 | South Dakota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Jun 11, 2010 | South Dakota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
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.
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Fairburn Water Association buys its water from Hermosa Water Users Association. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Hermosa Water Users Association Hermosa, SD
Annual water quality report
Fairburn Water Association 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 Fairburn Water Association 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 South Dakota.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells