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City of Fargo

Serves Fargo and Prairie Rose, Cass County, ND · 120,762 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for City of Fargo in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Bromate violation.

  • ND0900336
  • FARGO
  • ND
  • 120,762 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 58103
EPA system ID ND0900336

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • City of Fargo draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Bromate, 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2017.
  • Record on file since 1983, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 2,025 lead and 25 unknown out of 29,182 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
Bromate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 210 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Bromate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 210 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No

Full record since 1983

EPA's records for City of Fargo go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (1 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 1 0
1990s 5 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began April 1997, Archived.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 1997 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 1996 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 1996 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1993 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1983 Resolved

What the violations mean

Bromate

2 incidents

Test results for Bromate were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

City of Fargo draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 2 other community water systems buy water from City of Fargo.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

City of Fargo 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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

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