Public water system record
City of Mott
Serves Mott, Hettinger County, ND · 721 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Mott 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
- City of Mott buys its water from Southwest Water Authority.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, October 1990.
- Record on file since 1981, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 6 lead and 375 unknown out of 430 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 1981
EPA's records for City of Mott go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Fluoride, began December 1987, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1987 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 30, 1981 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Mott in 1990. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 1990.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 1990 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Fluoride |
Where the water comes from
City of Mott buys its water from Southwest Water Authority. EPA also lists 4 wells, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use.
Buys water from
- Southwest Water Authority Dickinson, ND
Annual water quality report
City of Mott 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.
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