Ashley City Of, ND
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
Ashley City Of serves about 749 people through 517 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Mcintosh County, North Dakota. EPA system ID: ND2600038; phone on file: 701-288-3096. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Ashley City Of's lead record
That is down 1.68 ppb from 1.68 ppb in the period ending 2024. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Ashley City Of is 2.25 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 1.68 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.07 ppb |
| 2018 | 2.25 ppb |
How Ashley City Of compares
Of the 300 North Dakota systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.91 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 20 have gone over at some point. Ashley City Of's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 27th percentile in North Dakota and the 25th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
3 other systems share Mcintosh County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Ashley City Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Wishek City Of | 952 | 2.64 ppb |
| Zeeland City Of | 86 | 4.65 ppb |
| Lehr City Of | 80 | 1.27 ppb |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Ashley City Of's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Ashley City Of whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.