Dakota Rural Water District North, ND
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 6.05 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Who runs the water here
Dakota Rural Water District North serves about 1,070 people through 428 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Griggs County, North Dakota. EPA system ID: ND2001061; phone on file: 701-524-2393. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
That is up 3.75 ppb from 2.3 ppb in the period ending 2021. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Dakota Rural Water District North is 6.05 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.05 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.3 ppb |
| 2018 | 2.35 ppb |
Against other North Dakota systems
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. Dakota Rural Water District North's 6.05 ppb sits at the 92nd percentile in North Dakota and the 93rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Griggs County
4 other systems share Griggs County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Dakota Rural Water District North. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Rural Water District South | 1,135 | 4.68 ppb |
| Cooperstown City Of | 984 | 1.99 ppb |
| Binford City Of | 183 | 1.23 ppb |
| Hannaford City Of | 131 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Finley, ND may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Dakota Rural Water District North 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.