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City of Parshall

Serves Parshall, Mountrail County, ND · 903 people served

Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Parshall in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • 083890030
  • PARSHALL
  • ND
  • 903 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 58770
EPA system ID 083890030

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
8
Resolved
8
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • City of Parshall draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.075 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2020.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, June 2021.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 451 unknown out of 467 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.075 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jun 1, 2021 Resolved
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 May 1, 2018 Resolved
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Parshall in 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2021.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 21, 2021 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 7 violations (7 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

5 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

3 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

City of Parshall draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Parshall-Lucky Mound.

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Annual water quality report

City of Parshall 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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