Public water system record
Grand Forks Regional WTP
Serves Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND · 57,339 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Grand Forks Regional WTP in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Grand Forks Regional WTP draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by North Dakota, September 1989.
- Record on file since 1983, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 925 lead and 643 unknown out of 15,854 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1983
EPA's records for Grand Forks Regional WTP go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began June 2003, Archived.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1988 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1988 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1988 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1987 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1987 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1987 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
North Dakota regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Grand Forks Regional WTP between 1988 and 1989. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in September 1989.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 1989 | North Dakota | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Sep 30, 1989 | North Dakota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Sep 30, 1988 | North Dakota | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Sep 30, 1988 | North Dakota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Grand Forks Regional WTP draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Grand Forks Regional WTP.
Annual water quality report
Grand Forks Regional WTP 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
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells