Public water system · NC0378025

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Fairmont, Town of

At a glance

Town of Fairmont (PWSID NC0378025) is an active community water system in Robeson County, North Carolina. It reports serving 2,968 people through 1,187 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

2,968

Service connections

1,187

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0378025

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,968

Service connections1,187

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedFairmont

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyRobeson County

How does Town of Fairmont compare with other water systems in Robeson County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Fairmont is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Robeson County has 13 active public water systems, and Town of Fairmont is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 66% below the county average of 8,637 people per system, and accounts for 2.6% of the 112,274 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across North Carolina, the 5,087 active systems average 1,971 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Town of Fairmont is about 56% below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. North Carolina has 2,031 active community water systems, 40% of the state's 5,087 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,566 North Carolina systems (90%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Town of Fairmont?

EPA lists Town of Fairmont as owned by a local government. The NC state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 12 of the 13 active systems in Robeson County (92%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Fairmont have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between July 2019 and January 2026. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as addressed. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2026-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Addressed
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-11-06	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2019-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2019-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Toluenecode 2991	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Town of Fairmont: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Fairmont?

Town of Fairmont (PWSID NC0378025) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Town of Fairmont serve?

Town of Fairmont reports serving 2,968 people through 1,187 service connections in Robeson County, North Carolina.

Where does Town of Fairmont get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Town of Fairmont have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Town of Fairmont's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Town of Fairmont's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Fairmont must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Robeson County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Robeson County Water System	Robeson	67,970	Community	Groundwater
Lumberton, City of	Robeson	24,460	Community	Surface water
Red Springs, Town of	Robeson	4,423	Community	Groundwater
Pembroke, Town of	Robeson	3,073	Community	Groundwater
Maxton, Town of	Robeson	2,598	Community	Groundwater
Saint Pauls, Town of	Robeson	2,385	Community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Fairmont, Town of, PWSID NC0378025, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/fairmont-town-of-nc0378025 (data as of October 1, 2026).