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City of Max

Serves Max, McLean County, ND · 334 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Max in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Chloramine violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • ND2800619
  • MAX
  • ND
  • 334 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 58759
EPA system ID ND2800619

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • City of Max buys its water from North Prairie RWD-System III.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Chloramine, 4.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
  • Record on file since 1998, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 157 unknown out of 164 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
Chloramine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
Measured 4.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 210 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 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
 Nov 1, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 2, 2016 Resolved
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2016 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 2, 2015 Active

Full record since 1998

EPA's records for City of Max go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 1 0

What the violations mean

Chloramine

1 incident

Chloramine levels were above the federal maximum residual disinfectant level.

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

City of Max buys its water from North Prairie RWD-System III. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

City of Max 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 Max for a copy.

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