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Local water dashboard

Official source aggregation

Water quality in Fort Fairfield, ME 04742

A source-transparent look at local hardness, associated public water systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Aroostook County.

1 reported benchmark flag
Primary matched system
Fort Fairfield Utilities District
Source water
Surface water
County
Aroostook County
Profile updated

At a glance

What the current records say

Hardness

Unavailable

No qualifying site within 75 miles

Compliance screen

No active flag

0 active health-based records

Lead 90th percentile

0.0018 mg/L

12% of action level

Utility match

1 system

Serves 2,025 people system-wide

Hardness estimate unavailable

No responsible local estimate yet

We did not find enough qualifying recent USGS hardness observations within 75 miles of this ZIP centroid. We leave the value blank instead of substituting a state average. Ask the serving utility or test the household tap for a property-specific result.

EPA benchmark screen

Contaminant snapshot

Available numerical results from associated SDWIS community water systems, compared with the applicable action level or federal MCL. Federal measured-value coverage is incomplete.

1 pass1 fail

Lead (PB90)

0.0018 mg/L

Reported Dec 31, 2023

Copper (CU90)

1.5 mg/L

Reported Dec 31, 2016

Numerical coverage

2 comparable results

Missing values remain blank; absence is not treated as a pass.

Lead (90th percentile)

Measured in mg/L

Pass

Local 0.0018

EPA limit 0.015

Local level is 12% of the listed EPA limit.

Copper (90th percentile)

Measured in mg/L

Fail

Local 1.5

EPA limit 1.3

Local level is 115% of the listed EPA limit.

Share of EPA benchmark

100% line = listed limit

EPA SDWIS compliance

Reported violation history

Open EPA source documentation ↗
2026Q2
All records
3
Health-based
1
Active health-based
0
Contaminant or ruleSystemStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleME0090550UnaddressedJul 1, 2025
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleHealth-basedME0090550ResolvedSep 10, 2024through Oct 1, 2024
CARBON, TOTALME0090550ResolvedJan 1, 2022through Mar 31, 2022

No reported violation does not prove that every contaminant was tested or absent; SDWIS measured values are incomplete and lag state records.

Solutions matcher

Your personalized water action plan

Matched to Fort Fairfield ZIP 04742 using available compliance data and 2 reported measurement benchmarks.

1 match

Drinking water protection

Under-Sink Reverse Osmosis System

Copper (90th percentile) has a measured benchmark flag or active health-based SDWIS record in this profile.

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Frequently asked

Water questions for Fort Fairfield

Is tap water safe in Fort Fairfield?+

EPA ECHO shows no active health-based violation for the associated systems in this reporting snapshot. This does not prove every contaminant is absent; federal records can lag and household plumbing can change tap conditions.

How hard is the water?+

There are not enough qualifying nearby USGS observations for a responsible hardness estimate. Ask the serving utility or test the household tap.

Do I need a water softener?+

There is no high-hardness trigger in this profile. Confirm with a tap test before buying equipment.