Public water system record

City of Maxbass

Serves Maxbass, Bottineau County, ND · 84 people served

Federal records show 12 health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Maxbass in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • ND0500620
  • MAXBASS
  • ND
  • 84 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 58760
EPA system ID ND0500620

Verify this system on EPA ECHO →

Health-based violations, last 10 years
12
Resolved
8
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
4
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
12

Key facts

  • City of Maxbass draws water from 3 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2023.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 56 unknown out of 56 service lines.

Check whether City of Maxbass serves your address

Address suggestions by Mapbox

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 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
220 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2024 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
220 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
110 Dec 31, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 1, 2021 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 1, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 6, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 16, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Aug 1, 2019 Resolved
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 27, 2013 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 13, 2010 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for City of Maxbass go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 12
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 5
2020s 11 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 1994, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
Jul 1, 1994 Resolved

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

11 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

City of Maxbass draws water from 3 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

City of Maxbass 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask City of Maxbass for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by North Dakota.