Public water system record
City of Kenmare
Serves Kenmare, Ward County, ND · 961 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Kenmare in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- City of Kenmare buys its water from Northwestern Area Water Supply.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Dakota, February 2009.
- Record on file since 1999, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 32 lead and 286 unknown out of 540 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2010 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Active |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for City of Kenmare go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 6 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2009, Archived.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.7 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.6 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.2 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.1 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.1 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.3 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
North Dakota regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Kenmare in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2009 | North Dakota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (6 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
City of Kenmare buys its water from Northwestern Area Water Supply. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Northwestern Area Water Supply Bismarck, ND
Annual water quality report
City of Kenmare 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