Public water system record
Fairfax Heights Water Co
Serves an area of Franklin County, VT · 100 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Fairfax Heights Water Co 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
- 30
Key facts
- Fairfax Heights Water Co draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Vermont, October 2000.
- Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Active |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Fairfax Heights Water Co go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 154 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 50 |
| 2000s | 0 | 103 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 29 |
Enforcement actions
Vermont regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Fairfax Heights Water Co in 2000, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2000 | Vermont | Compliance order with a penalty | 34 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, Nitrate, CYANIDE, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride |
| May 9, 2000 | Vermont | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
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
Fairfax Heights Water Co draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Fairfax Heights Water Co 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 Fairfax Heights Water Co 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 Vermont.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells