Public water system record
City of Minot
Serves Minot, Ward County, ND · 48,743 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Minot 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
- 1
Key facts
- City of Minot draws water from 14 wells and 1 surface water intake (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1994, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 280 lead and 9,101 unknown out of 14,743 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 24, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for City of Minot go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began September 1997, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
City of Minot draws water from 14 wells and 1 surface water intake (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from City of Minot. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Minot.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Northwestern Area Water Supply Bismarck, ND
Annual water quality report
City of Minot 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