Larimore City Of, ND
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.7 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2023). 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.
About Larimore City Of
Larimore City Of serves about 1,346 people through 425 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 groundwater, in Grand Forks County, North Dakota. EPA system ID: ND1800550; phone on file: 701-343-2181. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2022 (2.69 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Larimore City Of is 5.52 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.7 ppb |
| 2022 | 2.69 ppb |
| 2021 | 4.04 ppb |
| 2020 | 5.52 ppb |
| 2019 | 3.92 ppb |
| 2018 | 3.67 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. Larimore City Of's 1.7 ppb sits at the 68th percentile in North Dakota and the 66th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
7 other systems share Grand Forks County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Larimore City Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks Regional Wtp | 57,339 | 8.91 ppb |
| East Central Regional Wd-Gf | 5,995 | 0 (not detected) |
| Agassiz Water Users District | 3,438 | 3.11 ppb |
| Northwood City Of | 945 | 1.01 ppb |
| Emerado City Of | 414 | 0 (not detected) |
| Arvilla Water Users Association | 180 | 2.86 ppb |
| Forest River Colony | 100 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Larimore, ND
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Larimore, 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 Larimore 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.