Public water system record
City of Devils Lake
Serves Devils Lake, Ramsey County, ND · 7,141 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Devils Lake 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 Devils Lake draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Dakota, February 2009.
- Record on file since 1996, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 151 lead and 799 unknown out of 2,592 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 1996
EPA's records for City of Devils Lake go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (3 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 5 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began January 2009, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 38.6 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (3.9 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 36.1 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (3.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 36.5 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (3.7 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
North Dakota regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Devils Lake in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2009 | North Dakota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jan 15, 2009 | North Dakota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
City of Devils Lake draws water from 4 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Devils Lake. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Devils Lake.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Northeast RWD-Langdon Branch Cavalier, ND
Annual water quality report
City of Devils Lake 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