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Community Water System · PWS MT0000213

Fairview Town Of

Fairview, Montana 59221 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,000 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,000
People served
750
EPA violations
24
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 750 drinking-water violations at Fairview Town Of, 3% of them health-based - above the Montana per-system average.

750
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,000
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Fairview Town Of

Fairview Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,000 residents in Fairview, Montana (Richland County) through 441 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 750 total violations for this system , of which 24 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 720 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 35 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Montana, EPA tracks 2,263 public water systems serving 1,112,267 people, with 297,270 cumulative violations and 25,922 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 131.4 violations. Statewide, 28 of 45 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (62.2%).

Fairview Town Of's 750 violations sit above the Montana average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
1,000
Total Violations
750
Health-Based Violations
24
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
441
County
Richland
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
720
Treatment Tech Violations
16

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 35 2012
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 27 2006
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 27 2006
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 27 2006
Carbon tetrachloride MR 27 2006
Trichloroethylene MR 27 2006
Tetrachloroethylene MR 27 2006
Toluene MR 27 2006
Ethylbenzene MR 27 2006
Styrene MR 27 2006
Xylenes, Total MR 27 2006
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 27 2006
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 27 2006
Vinyl chloride MR 27 2006
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 27 2006
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 27 2006
Benzene MR 27 2006
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 27 2006
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 27 2006
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 27 2006
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 27 2006
CHLOROBENZENE MR 26 2006
Lead and Copper Rule TT 16 2010
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2012
TTHM MR 9 2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 8 2008
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 7 2023
Toxaphene MR 3 2002
Dalapon MR 3 2002

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Fairview Town Of.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MT0000213 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Montana Drinking Water Authority

Montana's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find MT regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 7 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 1038
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 8000
2018 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 7000
2012 Lead and Copper Rule MR 35 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 5000
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 13 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 3100
2011 TTHM MR 9 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 2950
2011 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 2456
2010 Lead and Copper Rule TT 16 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 5000
2008 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 8 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 2456
2006 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 27 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 2380
2006 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 27 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 2977
2006 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 27 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 2979
2006 Carbon tetrachloride MR 27 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 2982
2006 Trichloroethylene MR 27 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 2984
2006 Tetrachloroethylene MR 27 SDWIS / MT0000213 / 2987

How Fairview Town Of Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Fairview Town Of Montana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 750 131.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 24 11.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 62.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 1,000 492 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,263 regulated public water systems in Montana.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fairview Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Fairview Town Of (PWS ID: MT0000213) has 750 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,000 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Fairview Town Of serve? ▼
Fairview Town Of serves 1,000 people in Fairview, Montana. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 441 service connections.
What type of violations does Fairview Town Of have? ▼
Fairview Town Of has 750 total violations: 24 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 720 monitoring/reporting violations, and 16 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Fairview Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Fairview Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Fairview Town Of use? ▼
Fairview Town Of uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.