Is Fairmount Home Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Mixed public/private
Counties served: Lancaster

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

154

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-04-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-01-01 → 1994-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1987-04-29 → 1987-05-28
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1986-10-20 → 1986-11-19
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1986-04-18 → 1986-05-17
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1985-10-16 → 1985-11-15

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	6310 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 23390 µg/L	66/66	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1111.4 µg/L 85% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1278 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2018
Bromoform	4 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/5	SYR4	2013–2018
Dibromochloromethane	3.16 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2018
TTHM	9.105 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2018
Chloroform	0.8800 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9000 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2013–2018
Lead	0.0045 mg/L 30% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	2/2	LCR	1996
Dichloromethane	0.7000 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2013–2018

68 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JOHN BECKER
Phone: 717-354-1800

Frequently asked questions about Fairmount Home

Is Fairmount Home tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 10 contaminants in Fairmount Home's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Fairmount Home's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Copper, Bromodichloromethane, Bromoform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Fairmount Home serve?

Fairmount Home reports serving 483 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Fairmount Home had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 154 violations on file for Fairmount Home, of which 14 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.