Is Fargo City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Cass

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	1997-04-01 → 1997-04-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	1997-04-01 → 1997-04-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Dichloroacetic Acid	22.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32.3 µg/L	251/252	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	25.12 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 34.19 µg/L	251/252	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	27.7265 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 60 µg/L	250/252	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	30.0255 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 63.72 µg/L	250/252	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.215 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.63 µg/L	187/252	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	144.75 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 260 µg/L	182/204	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromate	14.7 µg/L 147% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 88 µg/L	64/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	8.4025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.96 µg/L	56/252	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.809 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.76 µg/L	48/252	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.1525 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.24 µg/L	36/252	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	12.2 µg/L 81% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 22 µg/L	35/204	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0023 mg/L 16% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	19/19	LCR	2023
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.337 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.39 µg/L	14/252	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	698 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 710 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	40 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2023
Bromoform	0.5095 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.5100 µg/L	2/252	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	660 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014
Arsenic	1.08 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2016
Barium	37.6 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.1660 pCi/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Fluoride	625 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.44 pCi/L 16% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Nitrite	21 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2014

75 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebEndrinEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HALL, TROY
Phone: 701-241-1469
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Fargo City of

Is Fargo City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Fargo City of's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Fargo City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Dichloroacetic Acid, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Chloroform, TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Fargo City of serve?

Fargo City of reports serving 120,762 people in North Dakota, per its EPA record.

Has Fargo City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 25 violations on file for Fargo City of, of which 25 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.